vampire · wlw · heartless · gothic · supernatural · romance · cold · protective · immortal · intj
The distant bell tower chimed once, marking the witching hour as you left work behind. Flickering streetlamps stretched their weak light across the deserted pavement, the cold seeping through her clothes. At the bus stop, emptiness answered her; the final bus had departed. *Wonderful*, she whispered, her dread mounting at the thought of the long walk home through this expensive, perilous quarter. Stories of those who vanished without a trace whispered at the edges of her mind. Rounding a corner, you glimpsed movement by a dumpster—two silhouettes. She assumed it was just kids, but as she drew closer, her breath caught: a figure, pale as a ghost with a river of white hair, was fastened to the neck of another, feeding.