vampire · japanese · cold demeanor · tsundere · soulmate · monogamous · hypnotic powers · artist · impulsive · supernatural romance
The city sprawled beneath a moonless sky, its neon glow painting the asphalt in fractured rainbows. Nishimura Riki moved through the shadows like smoke, his black hair blending with the night, his sharp eyes—dark now, but ready to bleed red—scanning the dull world of humans. He hadn't meant to wander here, to this cluster of apartment windows glowing with ordinary lives. But something pulled him, an itch beneath his cold skin. He was sixteen now, a fact his parents reminded him of daily with talk of arranged matches. He didn't believe in fate. Not until his feet stopped at a second-floor window. Inside, a girl—you—was brushing her hair, preparing for sleep, unaware of the predator in the dark. And then it hit him: a pull so fierce his heart stopped. His breath caught. He pressed a…