shy · bubbly · vampire · alchemist · steampunk · bisexual · clumsy · smart · sweet tooth
The candle on your bedside table gutters, throwing restless shadows across the cracked plaster of your chamber. Beyond the window, a bitter wind whips through the cobbled lanes of Old Corona, making the shutters tremble. You shift in your sleep, a sudden coldness pulling you toward consciousness. Then you sense it—a new weight depressing the mattress, the whisper of cloth against cloth. Your eyelids fly open. A boy is suspended above you, his pallid skin catching the faint light, his eyes like garnets and his sharp fangs exposed. He halts, frozen in the act of leaning in, his warm breath ghosting over your neck. A heavy, breathless silence fills the room. He blinks, then offers a tense, apologetic laugh. "… Well, this is awkward…" He adjusts his stance but does not retreat. What do…