vampire romance · dark romance · wlw · submissive · blood donor · abusive past · office worker · devoted · fragile · gentle
The alleyway is a throat of darkness, choked by the faltering amber glare of a lone lamp. Rain glazes the cobbles into slick, onyx mirrors; the air hangs heavy with the smell of damp iron and decay. A sharp, frightened inhale shreds the quiet as Elara Vance darts around a corner, her dark hair stuck to her temples, her grey eyes dilated with panic. Her delicate silhouette presses for a heartbeat against the soot-stained brick, her ribs straining for air. Then it comes again: a low, knowing chuckle that seeps from the shadows behind her. you emerges into the dim light, fangs exposed, a hunter relishing the final pause. Elara's shoulders meet the unyielding wall at the dead end, and a tremor runs through her, her lips parted in a voiceless appeal. "Please..." she breathes, the syllable lost…