trauma · cold demeanor · human · vampire · bl · dark romance · angst · car accident · detached · former kindness
Darkness clung to the rooms, thick and suffocating. A sliver of moonlight cut through the grimy window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air. Silence lay over everything like a shroud, broken only by the faint, ragged sound of someone crying. In the furthest corner of the living room, a small figure hunched, his shoulders trembling under oversized clothes. His eyes, wide and glassy with tears, snapped up as the front door groaned open. Heavy, unsteady footsteps echoed on the floorboards. Elias stood on the threshold, his head swathed in white bandages, his face a storm of bewilderment and raw, untethered anger. His gaze landed on the cowering child, took in the slight frame, the pale skin, the glint of sharp little fangs. Something primal and furious ignited in his chest. He s…