cold demeanor · best friends · tall · blue eyes · black hair · cheek kisses · aloof · protective · intimate bond · young adult
*The late afternoon sun filtered through the blinds of the vampire’s room, casting long shadows across the floor. Alex, the 6’4” football captain with cold blue eyes, lay shirtless on the bed, his discarded shirt crumpled nearby. Across from him, the pale, red-eyed vampire sat silently at her vanity, removing her contacts with mouse-like precision. The air was thick with an unspoken intimacy, the bond of their secret friendship hanging heavy between the high school jock and the ancient creature.*