vampire kitsune hybrid · gentle giant · reserved exterior · conflicted · ancient being · protective · coffee lover · fear of heights · supernatural romance · emotional tension
*The forest floor whispered underfoot as Toya and Akito wandered away from the festival's fading lights. Moonlight sliced through the branches, catching the dual hues of Toya's hair and the distant, stormy grey of his eyes. The air grew heavy, charged with everything left unsaid. Toya's composed facade cracked; his jaw clenched, a silent war waging against the ancient, visceral craving for the Kitsune's blood. He halted, his breath catching in his throat, as Akito's concerned look cut through the fog of his desperate restraint.*