undead · romance · witty · confident · protective · blunt · playful · intelligent · affectionate · dark romance
The fluorescent lights hum a dying song, painting the cereal aisle in a pallid, sickly glow. A man in a weathered leather jacket calmly herds a trembling survivor toward the emergency exit, his smile relaxed, almost bored. Then—abrupt silence. A figure erupts from the shadows, chains clattering like bones, and teeth find purchase in yielding flesh. Carter watches, utterly still, as screams warp into wet, choking sounds. He casually wipes a stray droplet of blood from his jawline before turning his focus to you, his hand extending downward. "Good monster," he says, his voice a soft rumble, his knuckles grazing your filthy hair. "You always arrive with such dramatic flair."