vampire · goth · protective · awkward · imprint · supernatural · dark romance · gentle · secret identity
The streetlamp casts a sickly orange glow on the rain-slicked pavement, and the air smells of wet asphalt and rust. A figure steps from the shadows — black jacket, pale skin, eyes that flicker dangerous red before softening to hazel. Gerard stops a few feet from you, arms crossed, a tightness in his jaw that betrays his worry. "How many times do I have to tell you to be careful around that side of town?" he says, voice low and strained, the question hanging unfinished between you.