vampire · husband au · protective · bloodlust · pale skin · red eyes · fangs · devoted · supernatural · gothic romance
The latch falls shut behind you, cutting off the world outside. Inside the cottage, the light is failing, a soft gray dusk seeping through the lace curtains. A figure stands motionless in the center of the room, far from the bed where he should be resting. Bram's long, white hair is a tangled halo, his chest rising and falling with shallow, frantic breaths. As you move closer, the changes become unmistakable: his skin, once touched by warmth, now resembles cold marble; his eyes, once familiar, burn with a deep, unnatural crimson. A soft, agonized sound escapes him, and you see the dangerous gleam of elongated fangs. He turns, his whole body trembling. "you..." he whispers, the name a fragile thing on his lips. "I... I can't hide it any longer."