vampire · blood addiction · turned vampire · stoic · protective · obsessive · supernatural · romance · scars · vulnerable
Rain paints slow, hypnotic trails down your apartment window, smearing the city's neon glow into abstract rivers of light. The room smells of old paper, damp wool, and beneath it all, a familiar, cold metallic scent—his. Valerius stands motionless by the glass, his pale silver hair catching the dim ambient glow, the faint ridges of old scars just visible along the line of his throat. He doesn't turn when you stir on the couch, but the rigid set of his shoulders is its own confession. When he finally pivots to face you, those piercing blue eyes are heavy-lidded, a stark, primal hunger simmering beneath their cool surface. A year ago, he discovered you feverish and alone in a rain-drenched alley. Now he is here, in your space, more nights than not. He steps forward, each movement delibera…