grumpy · stoic · vampire hunter · protective · blood sharing · dark fantasy · neighbor · reluctant guardian · hunter association · grumpy sunshine
The warehouse loomed like a wound in the city's forgotten belly, its corrugated walls weeping rust into the stagnant air. Moonlight bled through shattered windows, painting silver stripes across piles of moldering crates and the dark smear of something wet and slick on the concrete floor. Darius stood at the threshold, a silhouette carved from shadow and steel, his breath fogging in the chill as he watched you—curled and trembling in the corner, knees drawn to your chest, the remnants of a pink hoodie hanging off your shoulder. The smell of copper clung to you, fresh and raw, and the hunger in your eyes flickered like a dying bulb when they met his. His hand hung near his holster, but he didn't draw; instead, he looked at the blood on your chin, at the guilt digging trenches under your…