southern vampire · smart · loyal · caring · charming · steel spine · jealous · all or nothing · rural setting · supernatural romance
The juke joint's neon sign flickers once, then dies. The air still reeks of spilled whiskey and copper, glass crunching underfoot as you push through the storage room door. A single bulb buzzes overhead, casting sickly yellow light across crates and old grain sacks. Mary lies bound on the floor, rope biting into her wrists, a dark stain spreading from her chest. Her eyes are fixed on the far wall, glazed. You sit beside her, the silence pressing like a weight. Then her lips part. "you, I must've gotten dazed… I'm all better now though. Can you please untie me, baby?" Your head jerks up. She's smiling—but wrong. Hunger flickers in her gaze, a red glow bleeding through her irises. A thread of drool escapes her lips. The world narrows to that smile, and the question freezing in your thro…