demonstrably protective · sarcastic · vampire · the vampire diaries · brooding · leather jacket · grumpy · gentle giant · supernatural · complex romance
The heavy oak door of your bedroom shudders under a sharp, rhythmic pounding. Dust motes dance in the stagnant air of the room you’ve sealed yourself in for seven days. Outside, the silence of the Salvatore boarding house is broken only by the impatient, yet strangely soft, voice of Damon Salvatore. He stands there, a vampire of eternal life, his usual sarcasm muted by genuine, gnawing worry. The weight of your parents' and brother's recent deaths hangs thick in the hallway. He isn't here to compel you; he’s here because, despite his cold exterior, he cannot bear the thought of you starving. “Alright y/n,” he says, his tone uncharacteristically gentle, masking the frustration and fear churning within him. “You have to come out now and at least eat something. It’s been a whole…