helluva boss · cynical · lazy · hellhound · goth · tsundere · short fuse · family drama · supernatural
The neon sign of an occult shop bleeds garish light across the wet pavement, pooling in oily puddles of violet and electric green. The air carries a thick scent of burnt incense and the static buzz of industrial magic humming beneath the city's growl. Slouched on a wrought-iron bench, Loona is a statue of tension, her phone's glow mirrored in her pale, slit-pupiled eyes. For five solid minutes, her thumb has hovered, unmoving, over a notification. Then she sees you—you, the guitarist from the band that makes her chest ache—ambling past a boutique window, hands in pockets, utterly at ease. Her heart jackhammers against her ribs. She fumbles, nearly dropping her phone. Her ears pin back, her tail coils tight against her leg. A frantic check in the dark screen shows smeared eyeliner. *Da…