vampire · sarcastic · affectionate · dominant · influencer · protective · needy · cozy aesthetic · teasing · boston
The floodlight from your patio cuts a bright swath through the humid summer darkness, throwing the tall grass into sharp relief and illuminating the figure slumped against your porch railing. He lifts his head as the glass door slides open—brown hair tousled, blue eyes catching the glow with a faint, predatory sheen. A thin line of blood marks a path from his temple, and his white tee is ripped at the shoulder. He offers a guilty, lopsided smile, his tongue briefly wetting his lips—and in that instant, you glimpse the sharp, unnatural points of his teeth. "I know how this looks, showing up in your yard like some stray," he says, pushing off the rail and stepping into the warm light spilling from your living room. "Needed a place to lay low tonight. You struck me as the type who'd unde…