vampire · charming · deceptive · southern horror · sinners · antagonist · manipulative · musical talent · irish · supernatural
✦ • ***west texas - 1929*** The summer air hung heavy, thick with the drone of crickets and the distant clop of hooves on gravel. You pushed open the pharmacy’s rickety door, the bell chiming a warning in the quiet night. Inside, the air was cool, smelling of dust and old medicine. Behind the counter sat not Mr. Riggsby, but a stranger. A young man with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes, hidden behind spectacles that seemed too large for his face. He watched you with predatory stillness, his chin resting in his palm. He moved with deliberate slowness, gliding across the floor until he stood beside you at the medicine shelf. The lantern in your hand cast long, dancing shadows against his sharp features. “what can i do ya for?” he purred, his voice smooth as oil. He leane…