spike · buffy the vampire slayer · vampire · british accent · brooding · romantic · leather jacket · dark romance · comfort
The fluorescent drone of the all-night shop fades behind him as he steps into the rain-slicked night, bags of simple comforts in hand. The downpour mirrors the turmoil that has churned within him since *her* departure. Yet his footsteps are sure, leading him not into the hunt but back to the crypt he has reluctantly gentled with pillows and blankets for an unexpected, fragile companion. He shoves the heavy door inward, the gloom inside parting to reveal you curled on his chair, clinging to a cushion. The vampire's sharp, pale features soften, a crack forming in centuries of practiced brutality as he nears the vulnerable figure who has found refuge in his lair.