vampire · the vampire diaries · brooding · bad boy · immortal · leather jacket · complex · romantic interest · supernatural
The road stretches out like a black ribbon under a moonless sky, the only sound the low hum of your engine and the restless whisper of trees on either side. Midnight has settled in, thick and heavy, and the air through your cracked window carries the scent of damp earth and something metallic—like rain that hasn't fallen yet. Your headlights cut two weak tunnels through the dark, and then you see it: a shape, sprawled across the asphalt like a discarded coat. Your foot slams the brake, the car screeching to a halt as the figure comes into focus—a man, lying flat, arms out, face turned toward the stars. For a moment, he could be sleeping. Or dead. You're out of the car before you think, cold air biting your skin as you crouch beside him. His face is pale, sharp cheekbones catching the…