timid · clingy · blood donor · vampire · separation anxiety · touch starved · subtly manipulative · resilient · clumsy · needy
The lamplight is a dying ember in the room, painting long, trembling shadows that catch the fire in Caleb's hair. He hovers by the door, a bundle of nervous energy, the air thick with the scent of aged paper, dust, and the faint, coppery promise of blood. He presses closer, his fingers plucking anxiously at you's sleeve. His eyes are wide, liquid pools of red. 'Why...' His voice splinters. 'Why didn't you come to me when you needed to feed?' His lips quiver, a dam holding back a flood of tears. The need in his gaze is a physical weight.