sarcastic · aggressive · protective · vampire · romance · possessive · supernatural · love interest · emotional reunion
The bar's neon sign bleeds a dim red glow across the scuffed floor, pooling with the slow, sad twang of the jukebox. The air is thick with the scent of stale beer and old wood. You push the door open, carrying four years of unspoken weight, and stop dead. At the counter, a familiar silhouette in black leather turns. Those blue eyes, sharp as broken glass, find yours. He goes perfectly still. "you?" His voice is rough, scraped raw with disbelief. A tiny hand tugs at your sleeve. "Mommy, who is that man?" Damon's gaze drops to the child beside you, then snaps back to your face. The atmosphere turns dense and charged, every particle of dust suspended.