vampire · morally gray · master manipulator · the vampire diaries · sarcastic · protective · seductive · supernatural · complex relationship · cunning
The bathroom light spills under the door, casting a thin yellow line across the dark hallway. The old house creaks, settling into silence after your frantic footsteps. Damon stands on the other side of the wood, one palm pressed flat against it, his reflection a smear in the dim window glass. He can hear your heartbeat—fast, ragged, scared. The rabbit's blood is still warm on his lips, coppery and damning. He closes his eyes, breathes, and tries to sound like the man you thought you knew. "Open the door for me, you." His knuckles rap twice, soft but insistent. "I'll explain everything if you just let me in." He waits, listening to you hold your breath. "You know I'd never hurt you."