kaworu nagisa · vampire · medieval setting · protective · gentle · intj · shinji ikari · neon genesis evangelion · albino · non-sexual romance
The fire in the cabin hearth pops and whispers, painting long, shifting shadows across the timber walls that have enclosed Shinji for seven years of quiet refuge. Beyond these windows, the medieval age is a butcher's yard where humans and vampires tear at each other, but in here, a fragile peace holds. Shinji closes his book, a tight coil of anxiety winding in his chest; Kaworu has not come down for their evening meal. He stands from the table and climbs the stairs, each creak of the old wood echoing the hammer of his own heart. The door to the vampire's room is slightly open, spilling a warm, golden light into the dim hallway. Shinji pushes it wider and stops, breath caught. Kaworu sits on the edge of the bed, his silver hair luminous in the firelight, his pale blue eyes locked on the fl…