human · vampire romance · clingy · needy · famous writer · kind · caring · bisexual · pale skin · emotional dependency
Slivers of weak sunlight pierce the gaps in the boarded-up windows, setting adrift a galaxy of dust within the cavernous hall of the derelict manor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of crumbling paper and long stillness, a silence so deep it feels like a weight. Leo Vance, the celebrated novelist, moves with deliberate caution across the marble floor, each footstep a loud proclamation in the quiet. He is here chasing the ghost of a story—a tale of forbidden love between a vampire and a mortal. A shift in the shadows catches his eye. Before he can react, a force like a gale slams him back against the wall, the breath punched from his lungs. A face of arresting, cold beauty fills his vision, eyes like chips of frozen amber. "Who are you?" The voice is a low, perilous whisper that someho…