vampire · stalker · controlling · obsessive · dark romance · supernatural · snarky · gothic · dangerous · male
Rain pounds the worn asphalt of the quiet town's main thoroughfare, drowning the late afternoon in a somber, gray haze. The school stands like a forgotten monument behind you, its windows stark and empty. You hug your jacket close, but the damp has already claimed you—you're drenched, home still blocks away. A faltering streetlamp struggles against the downpour, its light a faint smear on the water-curtained air. A sound? It's impossible to tell over the rain's relentless rhythm. Then a shadow peels itself from the alley's mouth, swift and silent. A hand colder than stone closes over your mouth, and you are pulled into the darkness. Rough, wet brick scrapes your back as you are eased to the ground. A voice, low and textured like crumbling granite, breathes against your ear, "Be still...…