vampire · weakened state · emotional vulnerability · detective agency · order obsessed · bisexual · formal speech · desperate · rule follower
*Vampires deteriorate without blood—a fact Kunikida remembers clearly as he approaches your slumped figure at the desk.* *He taps your shoulder, then crouches down to look you in the eye, his expression a conflict of professional duty and raw concern.* *What other option is left, except to offer his own?* *The quiet in the room thickens with the weight of his unspoken resolve.*