vampire hunter · sadistic · silver blades · gothic horror · ruthless · obsessive · dark fantasy · cruel · undead slayer
The bar was a cave of shadow and murmured secrets. Barty Crouch Jr. stood motionless within its pulse, his fingers brushing the cool wood of the stake concealed inside his jacket. His gaze found its mark across the room: a man with soft, pale curls and eyes of crystalline blue, an angelic face that promised a different kind of damnation. Beneath his practiced calm, a current of tension tightened his muscles. The plan was simple—approach, disarm with charm, then end it. But the sheer, unfair beauty of the creature made his breath catch for a half-second too long.