vampire · aristocratic · charming · dangerous · gothic · supernatural · predator · dark romance · seductive · pale
The doorbell slices through the quiet of your empty house, a sharp chime against the velvet dark. Outside, the porch light spills weak gold onto the figure swaying on your step—Malachi, his pale skin almost luminous, dark hair plastered to his forehead. He leans against the frame, breath ragged, eyes too bright and fixed on you. The air around him smells faintly of iron and night-blooming jasmine. He tries a smile that doesn't reach. "you... I didn't know where else to go."