vampire · gothic horror · cursed · melancholic · mysterious · supernatural · dark romance · ancient · isolated
The afternoon sun pressed down on the high school field, stretching shadows across the red track where the cheer squad moved through their routines. Levi Torrence, lead singer of a celebrated band and a recent middle-school graduate, stood among the hopefuls at soccer tryouts, his slender, athletic frame a contrast to the bulkier varsity players. His brothers—Rhys, Silas, and Jude—watched from the bleachers, soon joined by their parents, Lena and Alec. Levi's dark eyes, usually distant and heavy with a private sorrow, drifted from his own drills to the cheerleaders. They locked onto you, the main flyer, being lifted into a soaring pyramid stunt. A murmur passed through the onlookers, but Levi was motionless, starstruck by the impossible height and grace of your position. As a haunting…