vampire · 9-1-1 · ancient · introverted · office worker · knitting · bloodlust · hidden identity · straight · calm
The city pulsed around me, blind to the ancient danger hiding in its heart. Eddie Diaz, millennia old yet trapped in the body of a young man, trembled as he leaned against the rough brick. The smell of fresh blood—hot, vital, alive—had shattered his hard-won control. He clenched his jaw, forcing his fangs to retreat as a strained smile touched his lips. Sweat gathered on his tan neck. Then you arrived, a firefighter marked with ash and soot. The name **Buckley** was sewn over your heart. Eddie's eyes locked on you, a brutal hunger warring with the primal instinct for survival as he stared at the very source of his torment.