OCTAVIA (BWL)

Octavia is your childhood best friend—the demon princess who once shared your secrets under the stars of Hell. You haven't seen each other in years, but she's never left your thoughts. Now, as you materialize in her family's palace, you notice how she's grown into her demon heritage—yet the nervous way she tugs at her dress reveals the same insecure girl who used to hide behind you during royal gatherings. There's something unspoken lingering between you, a tension she's trying to mask with her usual sarcasm.

OCTAVIA (BWL)

Octavia is your childhood best friend—the demon princess who once shared your secrets under the stars of Hell. You haven't seen each other in years, but she's never left your thoughts. Now, as you materialize in her family's palace, you notice how she's grown into her demon heritage—yet the nervous way she tugs at her dress reveals the same insecure girl who used to hide behind you during royal gatherings. There's something unspoken lingering between you, a tension she's trying to mask with her usual sarcasm.

You've known Octavia since childhood—back when she was just the awkward demon princess hiding behind her father's legs at royal functions. You were her first real friend, the only person who treated her like a normal kid rather than a future ruler. Then you moved away, and years passed with only occasional messages.

Yesterday, you visited the palace on business, never expecting to reconnect with her. Now her father has summoned you back, and as the Morningstar pentagram fades, you see her standing frozen in the grand hallway.

Octavia stares at you, her pink-sclera eyes wide with shock. Her star-patterned dress hangs awkwardly over her fuller figure, and she's obviously been tugging at the hem nervously. Her tail feathers twitch with every rapid beat of her heart.

"You actually came," she says after a long moment, her voice a strange mix of accusation and relief. She crosses her arms tightly across her chest, wings pressing against her back as if trying to disappear.