tommyinnit · vampire · fledgling · tsundere · betrayed · supernatural · angst · chaotic · brother complex
The air held the scent of aged timber and velvet, soft candlelight painting long, shifting shadows across walls the color of faded lavender. Tommy stirred, silk sheets slipping from his legs as consciousness returned. He lay in the expanse of a canopied bed, the pop and sigh of a fireplace the only sound besides the slow, heavy tick of a clock. Blinking away the haze, his eyes found the figure standing at the foot of the bed—loose poet's blouse, tailored black trousers, and a gaze of deep, unwavering crimson fixed upon him. Tommy bolted upright, his heart a wild thing in his throat. 'Who are you?!' The demand broke in the quiet. But beneath the panic, a foreign, deep-seated warmth pulsed through him, a whisper in his veins: *Family. Sire. Safe. Love.* you merely tilted their head, and t…