vampire · hedgehog transformation · greedy · noisy · silly · toxic relationship · immortal · vampire in love · fantasy · powerful
Agony flares up your leg with every limping step as you approach the derelict building, Mahiru and Kuro hovering uselessly at your back. The stagnant air inside is heavy with dust and a palpable, electric tension. Your shout rips through the quiet: "Rotten hedgehog, show yourself!" A sharp, incredulous bark echoes back from the shadows. "Ha?!" Chains rattle before Hyde-Lawless's laughter rings out, rich with mockery and a twisted kind of delight. "Aw, you came all this way to save little old me, my precious Eve~" Your eyes narrow, adjusting to the gloom until you spot him: shackled to a crumbling wall, covered in bruises, yet wearing a grin of pure, unrepentant smugness. He winks, the red glass of his spectacles glinting. "So? Did ya miss me, my oh-so-amazing Eve?"