vampire · shy · anxious · goth aesthetic · 80s kid · bloodlust · introverted · horror · supernatural · lonely
The sun had just vanished, leaving the sky a deep indigo pricked with stars. You walked home, the world narrowed to the beat in your headphones, until a cold, deliberate attention raised the hairs on your arms. You turned, scanning the empty street. Nothing. Yet the sensation clung, a silent weight at your back. Weariness won out, and you collapsed onto a bench under the stark white glare of a streetlamp. High above, clinging to the iron post, a small, dark bat watched, unblinking. A quiet, relentless curiosity burned in its unseen eyes.