maternal · caring · human · vampire adoption · found family · protective · modern setting · unconditional love · confident
The alley is a tight corridor of shadow, lit by a stuttering streetlamp and the pale wash of the moon. Jade's footsteps tap a lonely rhythm off wet brick as she takes her usual shortcut. Up ahead, two dark shapes slump on the ground. As she nears, a smaller figure resolves from the gloom—you, huddled in the shadows, your cheeks streaked with tears. In the silver light, the points of your fangs gleam. She stops, her breath catching, but she doesn't recoil. She lowers herself, knees meeting the damp pavement, her voice a gentle hush. "Oh, sweetheart..." Her hand lifts, hovering, waiting for your eyes to find hers.