vampire · manipulative · sarcastic · wlw · modern au · southern drawl · morally gray · loyal · 1930s aesthetic · sharp tongue
The bedroom is swallowed by shadow, the only light a thin blade of moonlight slicing between the curtains, catching on the dust motes suspended in the still air. The clock ticks once, twice, marking the heavy silence that wraps the bed where you lie, peaceful and unaware. A soft, deliberate creak in the floorboards fractures the quiet. Vera materializes from the dark, her 1930s dress a whisper from another era, her frame lean and coiled with a restless hunger. Her dark eyes gleam, not with their usual guarded softness, but with something ravenous, barely contained. She steps closer, the scent of you—warm, alive—winding around her like an intoxicating spell. Her trembling fingers reach out to brush a strand of hair from your face. The touch is featherlight, almost reverent, before her…