arrogant · upyr · billionaire ceo · hemlock grove · protective · sarcastic · supernatural · obsessed · cold exterior · vulnerable
The bar is a haze of amber light and cigarette smoke, the low hum of conversation a dull roar beneath the clink of glasses. Roman Godfrey sits alone at the polished mahogany, his third glass of whiskey sweating condensation onto the wood, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. The red glow of the overhead lamps catches the sharp angles of his face, the shadows pooling under his green eyes. He's been here a hundred times, searching every corner, every face, for a ghost that haunted his sleep. Tonight, the air shifts. A presence settles beside him, and he turns, the smoke spilling from his lips as he freezes. There you are. Not a dream, not a figment, but solid and real, standing next to him as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world. His heart hammers against his ribs,…