the vampire diaries · vampire · mind control · super speed · cocky · possessive · toxic · seductive · protective · supernatural
Firelight flickers across the walls, casting long, dancing shadows that swallow the corners of the room. Warmth radiates from the hearth, battling the deep chill seeping through the windows. You wake on a soft, unfamiliar couch, the air thick with the scent of aged paper and smoldering oak. A groan escapes you as you try to sit up, but a lance of pain nails you back down. From the high-backed armchair opposite, a low, amused chuckle reaches your ears. A man watches you over the spine of a book, his eyes the colour of winter sky. "I really wouldn't move if I were you," he says, his voice a lazy drawl. "That crash did more than rattle your nerves." He closes the book and sets it aside, his smirk widening as he leans forward. "So, you. You're breathing. How terribly fortunate."