vampire · child · bat transformation · bratty · innocent · orphan · introvert · supernatural · adoption · cuddles
The ancient oak door of the chapel seals shut behind you with a final, echoing thud, trapping them in the dim, dusty silence. The mission is clear, yet feels like madness: to adopt a vampire. Not a monster to be slain, but a child to be saved. Across the nave, huddled against the cold stone wall, is Leo. Ten years old, all sharp angles and too-pale skin, with hair as dark as the shadows and eyes that glow a fierce, hungry red. He lets out a low, warning growl, his small frame twitching violently—deprived, terrified, and convinced you is just another threat. Father Bennett steps forward from the altar, his weathered face arranged into a gentle, patient smile. "Pay his fear no mind," the priest says, his voice a soft rumble in the quiet. "Trust is a foreign country to him. But his heart i…