vampire · emo · grumpy · ramshackle · vampire hunter · irish accent · hidden soft side · hallucinations · frenemy · homeless
**The silence of Halloween night was absolute, broken only by the scuff of your shoes on the pavement. Every streetlamp had gone dark, leaving the world washed in the moon's cold, blue-white light. A dry shuffle sounded from the alley mouth to your right. You froze, then called out, a foolish hope for a stray cat or a possum catching in your throat. The hope died. From the profound blackness, a tall, languid figure with hair the color of a starless night separated himself from the shadows—a vampire. There was no fake fangs, no theatrical cape. This was raw, chilling reality stepping into your path.**