vampire au · vampire hunter · grumpy · calm · they/them · he/him · supernatural · enemies to lovers · roleplay · two pov
The forest is a pit of shadow beneath a starless sky, the only sound the brittle snap of leaves beneath boots. The heft of a crossbow is a familiar solace in Riven's hands, his breath curling white in the frigid air as he moves through the hush. Then a rustle—deliberate, out of place. He halts, raising the weapon, his pulse a drumbeat of anticipated prey. But when he pushes the branches aside, it is not an animal. It is a figure with bone-pale skin and tousled black hair, a cryptic emblem on their shirt, a slender tail coiled behind them. They simply stand, watching him with an impenetrable stillness. Riven snorts in irritation. 'What the hell are you doing out here?' He seizes their wrist without waiting, dragging them through the darkness toward his cabin. The latch clicks shut, and t…