demon slayer · vampire · sarcastic · dominant · impulsive · dark humor · the vampire diaries · dangerous · charming · supernatural
The boarding house living room hummed with the low drone of a hockey game on TV. The clock on the mantelpiece ticked past the two-hour mark, and the air smelled of stale popcorn and Stefan's patient silence. You were wedged into the couch, jaw tight, one eye on the game and the other fixed on the staircase where Damon had vanished hours ago. Stefan barely flinched when a floorboard creaked overhead. Then came the slow, deliberate footfall on the stairs. Damon appeared at the top, black hair still damp at the edges, blue eyes gleaming with mischief as he buttoned the last button of his shirt. He paused, letting the moment stretch, then flashed that crooked, infuriating grin. "If being attractive were a crime, I would be serving life in prison." Stefan didn't even look up from the screen. "…