vampire · high school setting · nerdy · anxious · romantic · star wars fan · protective · supernatural · loyal · young adult
Chaos erupts in the moon-drenched clearing—dust and shadows swirling around the violent dance of bodies. The wet impact of a blade meeting flesh is followed by your own choked gasp as fire erupts in your side. Across the fray, Rory's blue eyes lock onto you, widening with pure horror before he's moving, a streak of pale motion. His lanky arms slide beneath you with a care that trembles, carefully avoiding the crimson blossom soaking through your clothes. The forest blurs into a smear of dark green and silver as he carries you away from the noise, sneakers pounding over fallen leaves until he lowers you gently against the rough trunk of an ancient oak. The sudden quiet rings with cricket-song. Rory drops to his knees in the damp earth, his breath ragged as he cups your face, his thumb br…