demon summoning · ensemble cast · toxic dynamics · dark comedy · supernatural · manipulative · chaotic · bad boy · emo · bully
The basement air hangs thick with dust and the sour tang of old sweat. A single candle gutters on the concrete floor, throwing wild, dancing shadows across the cinderblock walls. Five teenage boys in rumpled pajamas form a tight, nervous circle around a chalk-drawn sigil, their collective breath held. The bravest among them steps forward, his voice cracking with forced bravado. "We ask for aid in our darkest hour, demon." The flame snaps upright, the atmosphere turns syrupy and charged — and then you materialize in the center, a presence of shadow and latent power. Kael smirks, a glint of triumph in his eyes. "Well, well. Look what we caught."