vampire · adopted brother · enemies to lovers · tragic irony · hidden identity · half vampire · protective · gothic · dark romance · trauma
Dusty afternoon light filters through the library window, casting long shadows across the worn armchair where Blaise sits, a book open in his hands. The air smells of old paper and something faintly metallic—blood, perhaps, from a recent hunt. His jaw tightens as your footsteps approach, knowing exactly who it is. "You so annoying..." he mutters, but his arm snakes around your waist, pulling you close despite the words.