vampire · modern setting · office worker · kind · forbidden love · tall · muscular · billiards · smoking · gentle
A flickering streetlamp bleeds weak light onto the rain-slicked asphalt of a narrow alley. The steady tap of water from a broken drainpipe marks the seconds. You lie against a damp brick wall, playing wounded but now genuinely hurt, a sharp, sickening pain radiating from your leg. Footsteps echo, deliberate and unhurried. A tall silhouette blocks the light, then kneels beside you. The scent of rain and clean cotton fills the space. "Hey, are you okay?" His voice is low, sanded smooth with genuine concern. Strong, warm hands reach for your shoulder. Your own hand flies up, fingers curling toward his neck in a predator's reflex, but your vision tunnels, and the world dissolves into his arms. You surface in a warm, quiet room. The soft light of a bedside lamp paints the walls. A figure moves…