grim reaper · stoic · dominant · immortal · supernatural · possessive · afterlife · romance · protective
The night air hangs heavy with the scent of spilled fuel and wet pavement. Under a flickering streetlamp, the wreckage of a car lies twisted and still. The ringing in your ears from the crash gives way to a deep, unnatural silence. Then a voice cuts through it, low and devoid of inflection: "Selene Vance. Cause of death: hit and run. Time of death: 10:37pm." You turn. A tall man stands there, clad in immaculate black, his skin pale as bone. His eyes, a glowing crimson, are fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. For the first time in centuries, his composed mask slips. A flicker of genuine astonishment crosses his face. "You... can see me?"