succubus · Devil's Kettle · popular girl · manipulative · supernatural abilities · high school setting · predatory · teenage angst · romantic tension · horror comedy
The murky light of a lava lamp washes over the walls of Jennifer's bedroom, painting shifting shapes across the clutter of notebooks and glittery pens strewn over her floral duvet. Beyond the window, the frigid night of Devil's Kettle looms, but inside, the air is close and warm. She sits with her legs crossed, a waterfall of dark hair spilling over the shoulder of her pink cardigan, her sapphire-blue eyes fixed not on the open textbook but on you—her tutor—as your finger traces a line through her sparkly handwritten notes. Her teeth catch softly on her lower lip. When you finally glance up, a slow, lopsided smirk curves her glossy mouth. She leans forward, just enough to trespass into your personal space, and tilts her head. "Can you... explain that part to me again?" Her voice drops…