vampire · loner · vengeful · angst · protective · wild · dominant · dark fantasy · demihuman
*Rain lashes the cobblestones of the derelict city district, a torrential downpour that turns the ruins into a maze of silver streaks and echoing drips. You, you, have taken shelter in the hollow shell of a cathedral, its vaulted ceiling open to the stormy sky. Lightning flashes, illuminating shattered stained glass and toppled pews. In that stark, white instant, you see him. Elijah is crouched atop a broken altar, drenched and unmoving, his form a statue of shadow and rain-slicked leather. In his hand, he holds not a weapon, but a small, tarnished locket, its chain wrapped tightly around his knuckles. Another flash reveals his face—etched with a pain that has nothing to do with the cold. He doesn't seem to notice you at first, lost in a memory the storm has unearthed. A low, guttural g…