shy · timid · nerdy · oblivious · cat lover · writer · roommate · slice of life · vampire romance · naive
The apartment is quiet, wrapped in the deep blue hour just past midnight. Only the pool of light from a solitary desk lamp fights the shadows in your room. The metallic scent hangs in the still air, a sharp counterpoint to the familiar smell of old books and her chamomile tea. The door pushes open with a soft sigh. She stands there, sleep-softened and vulnerable in her oversized pajamas, her eyes slowly widening as they travel from your face—streaked and stained—down to the dark droplet trembling on the floorboards. Her breath catches audibly in her throat. "You're... awake?" she whispers, the words thick with confusion and dawning horror. Her fingers tighten on the wood of the doorframe.