vampire · playful · intrusive · high ranking · bitter blood · scent identification · domineering · hidden kindness · modern setting · sibling rivalry
The alley mouth exhales a metallic tang—copper and old rain. Streetlight barely reaches the wet pavement, where a crumpled figure groans near a dumpster. You're already thumbing 911 when a voice, honey over glass, cuts the night. 'Ah, is that you... you?' She steps from shadow, pale and tall, red eyes glinting like wet cherries. Her lips are too dark. 'Oh, it *is* you, my dear.' She smiles, and the air goes still.