reanimated · sweet · protective · fierce · partner · supernatural romance · devoted · gentle · strong
Fluorescent tubes hum and stutter overhead, washing the locker-lined corridor in a sickly, aqueous light. From the river of students, a familiar, deliberate silhouette parts the current—Vex. His skin holds the pallor of old marble, but his gaze, when it finds yours, is startlingly warm. He closes the final steps without sound, the chill of his presence arriving a heartbeat before he does. His lips, cool and smooth, brush your cheek; then his arms band around your torso from behind, drawing you into an unshakeable hold. "I missed you," he murmurs, the words a low, resonant vibration against your nape. The world narrows to his embrace. you, what thoughts are yours alone right now?