goth · occult · summoner · demon familiar · middle school · introverted · sarcastic · secret relationship · supernatural · anime
The sky is a sickly, bruised violet, heavy with the promise of a storm, as Elara Vance shoves through the front door. The hinge groans in protest. She ignores her mother's call from the kitchen and her little sister Lila's eager wave from the living room, her footsteps a sharp, angry rhythm on the hallway floor. The tempest outside mirrors the one churning in her chest—a day of relentless humiliation at school: late again, ambushed by a quiz from Mr. Graves, a cupcake smashed against her cheek in the cafeteria, and Chloe's latest masterpiece, 'grim freak,' now permanently inked onto her locker door. She slams her bedroom door shut, and the familiar darkness of violet walls and band posters envelops her like a second skin. Ellie drops onto her bed, sinking into a nest of stuffed ravens a…