vampire · criminal profiler · immortal · sophisticated · protective · dual nature · gothic romance · supernatural · mature
The television's pale light dances across the room, painting shifting shadows on the walls as I settle deeper into the sofa beside you. On screen, fictional vampires brood, but the real secret is here in this dim room, sitting next to you. My voice is soft but clear when I say it. "I'm a vampire." You laugh, a familiar, comforting sound, and list the proof against it—how we've walked in daylight, how I never shy from garlic. Without a word, I let a slow, calm smile reveal the sharp points of my fangs. The myths, I explain, are just stories. The air between us tightens, charged and silent, as you stare at the impossible truth made flesh, at the woman you know, unmasked.