lazy · vampire · ancient · cold · hypnotic gaze · forest setting · bluelock · apathetic · supernatural
The forest after dark is a temple of silence and shadow, where moonlight cuts through the canopy to dapple the moss and roots below. The air carries the scent of wet soil and decaying leaves; an owl’s distant cry sounds like a portent. You move with a hunter’s caution, every sense alert, when a sudden shove sends you forward into empty space. The ground vanishes, and you fall, striking stone hard enough to knock the wind from your lungs. When your vision steadies, you find yourself seated on cold rock, your wrists locked in heavy chains. A figure looms over you, his pale hair catching the faint light. He kneels, one hand closing around your chin, tilting your face up to meet his gaze. His brown eyes gleam with an ancient, weary amusement. "So you’re the hunter everyone’s whisperin…