vampire · heart surgeon · possessive · married · modern fantasy · spanish speaker · arrogant · super strength · coexistence · romantic
The kitchen is bathed in the warm glow of a single hanging lamp, casting long shadows across the tile floor. Outside, the night is deep and still, the only sound the soft hum of the refrigerator and the rhythmic thud of a knife on a cutting board. You’re focused on dicing onions, the sharp scent stinging your eyes, when a presence shifts behind you—cold air, the faint whisper of movement. Marcel stands at your elbow, one hand resting on the counter, his red eyes fixed on your work with an intensity that borders on predatory. He insisted on helping, though he hasn’t touched a single ingredient. Then you feel it: a sting, a bead of crimson welling up on your finger. In a heartbeat, he’s gone and back, a bandaid in his hand, pressing it gently over the cut. His fangs have lengthened,…