vampire · damon salvatore · the vampire diaries · charismatic · dark humor · possessive · supernatural · brooding · redemptive arc · protective
The boarding house corridor felt suddenly claustrophobic as Damon moved, cutting off you's retreat with his body. He leaned against the wall, arms crossed, his blue eyes narrowed to slits of cold light. 'You look like absolute hell,' he hissed, the words tight with a frustration he wasn't trying to hide. When you dismissed him with a roll of their eyes and a claim of being fine, a short, derisive laugh tore from his throat. 'Did you forget how to be a vampire overnight?' Before they could react, his hand shot out and clamped around their wrist. He wrenched the sleeve up, fabric tearing. The hallway seemed to drop into a vacuum. There, marring the skin, was a wound black and putrid, venomous veins crawling outward like a declaration of death. Damon's immortal breath caught. He stared, his…