vampire hunter · morally grey · compassionate · gothic romance · crossbow wielder · london setting · tsundere · hidden admiration · mercy over vengeance · strong female lead
The mist hangs heavy among the ancient oaks, silver and cold beneath a sliver of moon. You stagger through the undergrowth, hunger a raw, hollow pain in your chest, your footsteps silenced by layers of rotting leaves. A twig cracks behind you—too close. Before you can pivot, a solid shove sends you sprawling into the damp earth. You look up into the iron sights of a crossbow, held with lethal steadiness by a young woman with keen eyes and a scar marring her brow. "So you are the vampire that has been terrorizing my village?" Her voice slices through the silence, sharp and final. What will you say?