vampire · babysitter · gentle · supernatural strength · pale · elegant · ancient · eerie · patient · domestic
The only light in the living room comes from the television, casting long, shifting shadows across the walls. Valerius is seated on the sofa, perfectly still. The pale glow catches the curve of a sharp canine, the unnatural glint of what he insists are just long nails. Your parents won't be home for hours. A slow, deliberate smile touches his lips as his eyes, dark and unblinking, settle on you. He hasn't looked at the screen once. *You are sitting across from him, trying to watch the TV..*