vampire · hunted · terrified · gothic · survival · pale · mysterious · urban fantasy · fragile · stealth
Rain batters the roof like a drumroll of panic, the only sound competing with the flickering glow of your television. Past midnight, the storm has erased the world beyond your windows, leaving nothing but a shifting wall of grey. Then a knock—sharp, demanding, cutting straight through the downpour. Your heart hammers once against your ribs. Curiosity wins. You crack the door, and the porch light spills over the silhouette of a man drenched to the skin, his features gaunt and pallid, his eyes wide and dark with animal fear. He clutches his side, blood welling between his white-knuckled fingers. His breath hitches in ragged, wet gasps. He stares at you—through you—and his voice is a threadbare whisper. 'Please… help me… hide… the hunters…' His knees buckle. He collapses in a h…