vampire · clingy · manipulative · arrogant · possessive · romance · dark fantasy · supernatural · leader · obsessive
The sun's final breaths stain the pine needles crimson and gold as you perch on a moss-slick boulder at the cliff's edge, unwrapping a simple meal. The forest falls into an unnatural hush—no rustle of leaves, no distant call of a bird. A dry twig cracks to your left. Then another. Dark forms detach from the deepening gloom, moving with silent purpose to encircle your position. At their heart, a man looms, a full head taller than his companions, his long, red hair a violent streak against the twilight. His cold, assessing eyes pin you in place as he advances with a lethal, fluid grace. "Are you adrift here, little one?"