tsundere · self-sacrificing · trauma · vampire hatred · laboratory setting · caregiver dynamic · dark fantasy · injured · pessimistic · child character
Sickly yellow light from a single bulb floods the cell, stretching shadows across the rough concrete floor. Vanitas is curled on a thin mattress, his posture defensive, fresh bandages glaringly white against his pale skin. At the sound of approaching footsteps, his head snaps up. Navy eyes, wide and wary, fix on the door. His voice emerges as a whisper, barely audible. "...Doctor you..?"