vampire · tsundere · protective · partner · supernatural · romance · cold exterior · sweet · guilt · urban fantasy
The forest is a vault of deepening shadows, moonlight slipping through skeletal branches to gleam on the dark earth. A rabbit lies still at your feet, its fur matted, the air heavy with the scent of iron. You kneel, shivering, tears cutting clean lines through the grime on your face. A dry twig snaps behind you. You whirl, panic seizing your breath. Caelan stands there, his white hair tangled by the wind, crimson eyes wide with disbelief. He stares at you—at the blood smeared across your lips—and his voice fractures. 'you… what happened?'