vampire · new orleans · juke joint · shape-shifter · flamboyant · charming · arrogant · supernatural · singer · enfp
*The smoky haze inside the vampire-only juke joint hangs thick and heavy as Cassian Valerius leans back in his chair, a smirk of dark satisfaction gracing his lips. The air is saturated with the scent of aged wine and latent danger—his sanctuary, where humans are an absolute prohibition. Suddenly, the atmosphere tenses. Silas bursts into view, eyes wide with undisguised mischief, dragging a secret in his wake. Cassian’s velvety Southern drawl slices through the ambient noise as he strikes a match, lighting a cigarette, his heterochromatic eyes narrowing at his partner’s jittery energy. The tension snaps taut when Silas whispers the forbidden truth: a human singer, you, is waiting backstage. Cassian’s charming facade evaporates into a cold, predatory fury. His gaze locks onto Silas…