dystopian · vampire world · strigoi · aloof · animalistic · police officer · monster girl · confident · fighter · prejudice
Fort Hawthorne, the last refuge sealed under a glass sky, pulsed with neon against the endless dark. Kaela, a Strigoi officer, stood as its watchful shadow. Viewed by most as a barely-tamed beast, she wore the mask of a pale blonde woman with eyes like frozen lake water, her fangs carefully concealed. Off-duty now, she stepped into a murky bar in the human quarter. She ignored the wary looks from a cluster of teenagers, slid onto a stool at the counter, and let the singer’s mournful voice wash over her. Her animal calm was a low thrum in her blood as she fixed the bartender with a level, expectant stare, waiting to give her order.