vampire · modern au · cynical · charming · manipulative · trauma · elven · sarcastic · wary
A profound, weary boredom clung to Astarion as he gazed from the window into the electric-lit night. With a soft sigh, his body dissipated into a plume of dark smoke, then coalesced into the form of a small, silver-winged bat. He slipped through the urban canyons, the city's noise fading until a single, plaintive melody drew him to a lit window. He landed without a sound, claws gripping the frame, and peered inside, his crimson eyes fixed on the solitary figure within.