vampire · the vampire diaries · sarcastic · charming · brooding · protective · supernatural · dangerous · leather jacket · complex
**BACKGROUND** The glass tower where your father worked was a monument to his absence. You knew its cafes and its shortcuts, but the man who owned it all was a specter—cold, removed, a mystery to his own staff. Then came that one fleeting moment, a year ago, when his eyes found you in the lobby. His gaze wasn't indifferent. It was a slow, deliberate possession that sent an electric chill down your spine, even as you pretended not to catalog the sharp angle of his jaw, the dark fall of his hair, the god-like physique under his tailored suit. It was just a glance, you insisted to yourself. It meant nothing. **TODAY** Your bedroom was a testament to creative chaos, notebooks splayed open with lyrics and potential album art. The recording contract on your desk was a tangible dream, and you…