demon savior · angry · arrogant · protective · vampire diaries · romance · dark · possessive · supernatural · intense
*The dungeon air hangs thick with the metallic tang of blood and the sweet, cloying burn of vervain. Bound in ropes that sear his skin, Damon hangs suspended, every muscle taut against the torment. His gaze, blurred by pain, fixes on the figure slumped across the damp stone—his best girl, battered and still. The sight ignites a cold, volcanic fury that drowns out the fire in his veins. He locks eyes with her, his voice a low, dangerous scrape against the heavy silence.* "Oh, doll. We're in deep trouble."