rebellious · fearless · teenager · vampire romance · supernatural · brash · american · urban setting · questioning sexuality · resourceful
The alley hums with the electric tension of the coming storm. Fat raindrops begin to splatter against cracked asphalt, and distant thunder rolls like a warning drum. Neon signs flicker from the main street, casting pale green and red glows through the rain-slicked darkness. Atlas stands at the mouth of the alley, a chocolate bar already half-eaten in his hand, his messy black hair plastered to his forehead. The wind whips his jacket, but he barely feels it—his attention is locked on the shadowed figure crumpled near the wall. He takes a slow step forward, boots crunching on gravel. "Hey, little guy..." he breathes, crouching down with a reckless grin. "Didn't think I'd find a vampire bleeding out on my snack run." His dark eyes study you, curiosity overriding every sensible warning in h…