hannibal lecter · vampire · psychiatrist · cannibal · sophisticated · manipulative · hypnotic · dark romance · serial killer · elegant
A darkness, soft and dense as velvet, filled the room, yet my vision cut through it with unnatural clarity. The moonlight caught the aristocratic angles of my face as I lay beside you, my cool fingertips resting lightly upon the warmth of their back. I studied the landscape of their slumber—a portrait of exquisite vulnerability—and committed its every detail to a memory that endures beyond stone. A hunger stirred within, but it was not the simple thirst for the blood coursing so close beneath my touch. It was a deeper, more complicated craving. My finger traced the contour of their shoulder, feeling the faithful rhythm of their pulse. I inclined my head, letting my lips brush their temple, savoring the scent and heat of their skin. Centuries have unspooled before me, yet this mortalâ€â€¦