Alex sat back on the edge of his bed, his heart still thumping hard against his ribs.
The memory of Elizabeth's physical form was burned into his mind, making his jeans feel uncomfortably tight.
Squeezing his eyes shut, he took a slow breath and tried to force his racing thoughts to settle.
"So... how exactly am I supposed to help you get your powers back?" he asked, his voice became raspy.
'It's simple!' Elizabeth shot back, without an ounce of hesitation or modesty. 'I need you to fuck every girl you set your eyes on.'
She didn't bother sugarcoating her words or hiding her nature.
'As many as you want, as hard as you want, as often as you can. Sex, sex, and more sex!'
Alex's brain completely stalled. He stared blankly at his bedroom wall.
"…Say that again?"
'You heard me the first time, handsome~ Fuck them senseless. Do every single filthy thing you've ever daydreamed about. That's how I feed now that my soul is connected to yours.'
He opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it again. Nothing came out.
He was an eighteen-year-old virgin who had never even managed to hold a girl's hand without turning into a nervous wreck.
The idea of suddenly morphing into some unstoppable ladies' man was so absurd he almost laughed out loud.
"I'm completely inexperienced..." he admitted, rubbing his burning face. "I've literally never touched a girl before, and with these red eyes, I can barely get anyone to look at me without flinching. How is me getting laid going to fix your powers?"
'First of all, your eyes are gorgeous! You just need a little bit of charm to make them work for you.' she explained, her voice rising with excitement.
'Secondly, my strength comes from raw desire and bodily pleasure, so when you make a girl lose her mind, when you make her moan like a bitch... I absorb every drop of that energy. The wilder it gets, the more strength I draw.'
She paused, letting out a soft, mischievous hum behind his temples.
'And yes, I already know you're a virgin. I've been living in your head for a few hours now, silly~'
Alex flushed deep red. "Even if I was willing to try, how am I supposed to pull that off? I don't even know how to lead to it..."
'Because you have a Succubus Queen backing you up now!' she pointed out, her giggles filled his head.
'I still have a few sparks of magic left in me. Give me the green light, and I'll use every bit of it to make you irresistible. One look, one smile, and any girl you target will be begging to get on her knees for you.'
His throat went bone dry. "...Prove it."
'With pleasure, handsome~ Go to the bathroom and take a look.'
Alex swung his legs off the bed and stood up on shaky knees.
Leaving his dark room, he padded barefoot down the hallway.
The house was dead quiet, his mom already fast asleep in her room down the hall.
He slipped into the bathroom, shut the door, and flipped the light switch.
When he looked into the mirror, he froze.
The reflection staring back was still him, but everything about his appearance had been subtly enhanced.
His jawline was noticeably sharper, his cheekbones higher, and his messy black hair fell in casual, handsome waves that perfectly framed his face.
His lips looked better, but the biggest change was his eyes.
Those blood-red irises, the ones that usually made people frown, didn't look creepy anymore.
They glowed softly under the light like polished rubies. Hypnotic, dangerous, and impossibly attractive.
He looked like something pulled straight out of a dark fantasy novel.
"Holy crap..." Alex leaned forward, resting his hands on the edge of the sink. "How did you do this? I look like... a vampire."
'Just a tiny glamour spell~' Elizabeth said, her tone brimming with pride. 'It'll fade in a couple of days because my energy reserves are practically empty, but once you help me recover, I can make this permanent, and ten times stronger.'
She giggled softly in his head.
'Tomorrow on campus, girls are going to be tripping over themselves the second you walk past them.'
Alex stumbled back up the stairs, his head spinning with possibilities.
He sank back onto his mattress and stared up at the dark ceiling.
'You have a lecture tomorrow morning.' Elizabeth reminded him gently, having sifted through his memories while they were connected. 'You need to sleep, handsome.'
"Wait... One more question. I still feel I'm just hallucinating, but..."
Alex whispered into the dark. "Why me? Out of everyone in the world, was it really just random luck that you ended up in my head?"
A fond hum echoed in his mind, tinged with cheeky humor.
'Two reasons. First, it wasn't random. I searched for a compatible host, and you were the best fit around. You were lonely, but not pathetic. Perfect conditions for me. And second...'
She paused, letting out a shameless giggle.
'For a human, you're packing an absolutely massive gorgeous cock~ It would be a crime to let something like that go to waste. You're practically built for what we're about to do.'
Alex hid his face with the palm of his hand and let out a long groan. "Ah... Exactly the answer I should've expected from a succubus."
'Good night, handsome~'
"Good night..."
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Sunlight was streaming through the bedroom blinds when Alex opened his eyes the next morning.
Before his brain could even register that he was awake, a sweet voice vibrated through his head.
'Good morning, handsome~'
He flinched, his heart doing a sudden flip before he remembered what had happened the night before.
"Good morning... Liza" he mumbled awkwardly, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
He figured teasing a succubus was probably impossible, but he decided to try out a casual name anyway.
A delighted squeal rang out.
'Oh, that is adorable! I love it! Yes, call me Liza! It feels so much closer... don't you think?'
For the first time in a while, Alex found himself chuckling as he sat up. "Liza it is then."
Talking to her felt surprisingly natural. She was lively, cheeky, and somehow made waking up for a boring morning lecture feel tolerable.
"By the way..." he said, stretching his arms over his head. "I thought about it a little last night... I'm in. I'll help you get your body and your strength back."
He had already made up his mind before he even fell asleep. After confirming that he wasn't hallucinating the night before, it was hard to pass on such a deal.
Maybe it was her passive demonic influence working on him, or maybe he was just tired of being invisible and lonely.
Either way, he had nothing left to lose, and seeing what she did to his reflection made it pretty hard to doubt her promises.
'Yes!' Pure unadulterated joy burst through their bond, booming in his chest. 'Thank you! You have no idea how happy that makes me. I swear on my crown, you will never regret this~'
He swung his legs out of bed, grabbed his towel, and walked down to the bathroom to brush his teeth and turn on the shower.
Stepping in front of the mirror, he stripped off his shirt. A sudden realization hit him, making his hands freeze on his waistband.
"Uh... Liza? You can see everything right now, can't you?"
Liza laughed, a wicked sound that echoed his head.
'I watched you shower yesterday too, perv. Relax! There is zero reason to be shy around me, and trust me, that weapon between your legs? Girls on your campus are going to end up crying happy tears when they see it.'
Alex's enti face flushed red. "It's still weird knowing someone's in my head while I'm naked."
'You'll get used to it fast. We're sharing a body twenty-four-seven now, handsome. Personal privacy is officially ancient history.'
Sighing, he gave up and stepped into the steaming water.
As he reached for the soap, Liza spoke up again.
'You should trim up down there. Keep it clean and neat. It makes everything look even better, and today is the day I show you what we can really do.'
"I'm not having sex with anyone today..." he muttered, his face burning hotter than the water drumming against his back.
'Mm-hmm. We'll see about that~ Trim it anyway. You can thank me later.'
Against his better judgment, Alex grabbed the beard trimmer from the drawer after drying off and did exactly what she suggested.
Deep down, a quiet part of him was starting to believe her.
Everything was changing, starting today.
And as he pulled on a clean shirt and stepped out toward the front door, he realized he couldn't wait to see what happened next.