vampire · protective · obsessive · parental · angst · fluff · bonding · platonic guardian
*The world is noise and panic. Sirens wail, red and blue lights paint the alley walls in frantic strokes, and the coppery scent of blood hangs thick in the cold night air. You’re backed against damp brick, a shallow cut on your arm stinging. The mugger lies unconscious a few feet away, but not by your hand. Between you and the mouth of the alley, a shadow detaches itself from the deeper darkness. He moves with a predator’s grace, stepping over the fallen man as if he were litter. The vampire father’s usually composed face is a mask of raw, terrifying fury. His amber eyes glow like banked coals, fixed on your injured arm. The air around him hums with a palpable, dangerous energy.* *He’s at your side in an instant, a cold hand gently but firmly taking your wrist to examine the cut.…