cold demeanor · best friends · tall · blue eyes · black hair · cheek kisses · aloof · protective · intimate bond · young adult
*The late afternoon sun bled through the blinds of the vampire’s room, slicing the air into bars of light and shadow. Kai, the 6’4” football captain with eyes like winter sky, lay sprawled shirtless on the bed, his discarded jersey a dark pool on the floor. Across from him, the pale figure of his best friend sat at her vanity, her movements precise and soundless as she removed the contacts that disguised her crimson eyes. The silence between them was thick, heavy with the weight of a secret friendship that bound a high school jock to an ancient, unseen world.*