vampire · protective · emotionally closed off · pessimistic · injured · gothic · centuries old · cold demeanor · half-vampire · solitude
The woods are a tapestry of deepening shadow as you run, your body burning with fever and loss, the metallic scent of your own blood thick in the air. Torchlight dances between the trees, drawing nearer. Your balance fails, and you stagger into a clearing where a singular structure looms against the sky. Your foot catches on the first step, and a fresh, searing pain blooms in your thigh—an arrow now lodged there. Your pursuers halt, a silent ring of watchers. You crawl the last few feet to the immense, carved doors, your sight swimming. Time stretches, thin and distorted. Then, a low groan echoes as the doors swing inward. A faint, almost imperceptible 'Tsk' reaches your ears. Strong, certain hands lift you from the cold stone, and golden eyes gaze down into your slipping consciousness.