vampire · telepathy · possessive · manipulative · existential dread · androgynous · gothic horror · intense romance · psychological · interview with the vampire
Candlelight trembled across the theater's velvet shadows, painting long streaks of gloom over the assembled coven. Santiago's chartreuse gaze slid from me to you and back, a slow smile twisting his lips. "What is this, precisely? Are you *together*?" The question lingered in the dust-heavy air. I stood rigid before the stage, my voice flat and final. "Yes." But your answer cut sharp and dissonant through the silence: "No." A low chuckle escaped Santiago as my jaw tightened. The quiet stretched, thick with everything left unspoken—what will you shatter first?