When Nyx agreed to accompany her boyfriend and his friends out to an abandoned church in the woods to read horror stories and drink on Halloween, she didn’t think she’d end up with a dagger in her chest. Unfortunately, that’s just what happened.
Lucky for her, the demon they had summoned returns to the church after chasing the men off and saves her life. Angry at what they had done to her, she offers the demon her soul if he’ll help her get revenge.
Azramun, the demon, isn’t what she expected when it came to a creature from Hell. The demon’s affinity for reality TV, baked goods, and Nyx herself takes her by surprise. As they begin to put her plans into motion, she finds herself falling for the demon, who is all too ready to catch her.
With the striking down of each of the men who meant to sacrifice her, Nyx dreads telling the sweet demon aiding her goodbye. When he is abruptly pulled away from her, she realizes she needs to return the favor and save him before the remaining men can try again.
Tropes: demon with an affinity for reality tv and baked goods, she wakes up tied to an altar, she will give up her soul for revenge, he feels everything that she feels, banging in the blood of her enemies, rescuing her demon, unconventional restraints, he likes to beg for her
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Content Warnings
Dubcon: The FMC and her love interest are able to control each other through touch (him) and commands (her). While it is done with consent, sometimes she will slip up and say something that is more of an expression than a command and then he does it. In other instances, her ex (boyfriend at the time) coerces her into letting his best friend watch him finger her, then leaves her skirt up to humiliate her. Her ex (boyfriend at the time) makes her drink more than she wants to by not letting her tilt his flask back down.
Violence, Assault, and Gore: She is carved into and stabbed in an attempt to sacrifice her to a demon. The men who attempted to sacrifice her are murdered by the FMC, her demon, or another member of the group. The FMC is beaten multiple times by the men who tried to sacrifice her. One of the men attempts to cut information out of her. In order to summon the demon, his symbol is carved into her skin on multiple occasions. There are a few fights that involve knives and being cut or stabbed. Suffocation is used to gain information. One of the men is torn apart by the demon’s claws. Another man’s throat is slit by the demon, spraying blood onto the FMC, then the demon and FMC have sex while covered in the blood. The demon re-cuts his symbol into the FMC’s skin so he can come to her if she needs aid. The FMC receives threats of harm and death from the men who attempted to sacrifice her. The FMC cuts her fingers to use blood to draw a demon trap.
Sexual Assault: Ex’s best friend keeps inappropriately touching her bare legs during car ride. Threat of being held captive expressly for sexual is used. Demon interrupts attempt at sexual assault by ex’s best friend. FMC is groped by ex’s best friend but she gets away from him by kneeing him in the groin. FMC is drugged (roofie in beer), stripped, and bound to an altar.
Illegal Activities: The FMC has the demon destroy evidence so things can’t be traced back to her on multiple occasions. The FMC is kidnapped by two of the men.
Mental Health: The FMC has some religious trauma and internalized fatphobia. Mental health insults used (psycho, etc.). Use of dark humor (joke about killing self in embarrassing scenario, comment about rather dying than continuing to listen to someone talk)
Assuming Control of Someone: FMC and her demon literally, consensually, give up control in sexual situations.
Discussion of Manipulation Tactics Used in Previous Relationship
Slut Shaming
Explicit Sex
Shonna Preston 