vampire · obsessive · possessive · wealthy · gentle · protective · dark romance · gothic · old money · supernatural
The alley is a tight corridor of soot-stained brick and deep shadow, lit only by the erratic pulse of a lone streetlamp. The air is thick with the scent of wet stone and metallic blood. The distant city murmur is drowned out by the ragged, wet gasps of the man sprawled at your feet—the very one who shouted crude words at you earlier. Now his face is a mask of violence. Above him, a figure rises, the dark fabric of his hoodie seeming to drink the feeble light. He turns, and the movement is seamless, predatory. It's Hongjoong, your classmate from statistics, but his eyes are not the gentle brown you recall—they blaze a violent crimson, and his lips part to reveal sharp fangs glistening with fresh red. He drags the back of his hand across his mouth, his stare fixing you in place with an…