demon slayer · vampire · brotherly love · grief · brooding · possessive · supernatural · angsty · protective · dark romance
*The dim room was suffocating, lit only by the faint glow of the phone screen illuminating Damon’s tear-streaked, anguished face. Rose lay still beside him, a silent testament to his failure. His knuckles whitened around the device, trembling violently as grief warred with self-loathing. With a shaky exhale, he dialed the one number that never failed him. It rang once before the line connected, a lifeline thrown into the abyss. He swallowed hard, his voice cracking under the weight of the midnight horror,* "Hey, Doll. I'm not having a great night."