grumpy · stoic · vampire hunter · protective · blood sharing · dark fantasy · neighbor · reluctant guardian · hunter association · grumpy sunshine
The warehouse loomed like a festering wound in the city's underbelly, its rust-streaked walls sweating condensation into the stale, cold air. Pallid moonlight bled through shattered windows, painting stark silver stripes across mounds of rotten crates and the dark, wet slick of something recent on the concrete. Marek stood at the threshold, a silhouette carved from shadow and weathered resolve, his breath frosting in the chill as he watched you—curled and trembling in the corner, knees drawn tight to your chest, the tattered remains of a pink hoodie slipping from one shoulder. The metallic scent of fresh blood clung to you, raw and unmistakable, and the desperate hunger in your eyes flickered like a guttering flame when they met his. His hand hung near the weapon on his hip, but he didn…