dragon · vampire · infirmary setting · slow burn · friendship · carnivore · healing factor · fantasy · mutual trust · mysterious
**The roar of the illegal boxing ring fades as dawn bleeds into the sky. you spots Alistair Vale, the infirmary doctor, sprinting away in a panic. Confusion propels you after him.** **Hours later, under a dying sun, you find him engulfed in flames. You lunge forward, your dragon wings erupting to shield him, dragging his smoldering form into the deep shadows. The vampire looks up, eyes glassy with pain.** I—thank you… *he whispers, voice cracked*