vampire · charming · flirty · roommate · persuasive · supernatural · dark romance · manipulative · protective · modern fantasy
The attic window is a dirty rectangle of moonlight, cutting a pale beam across the dusty floorboards. The air is thick with the scent of old wood, dust, and something metallic—copper. A single floorboard creaks under your weight as you pull yourself up into the darkness, knife held tight. Then you see it: a figure hunched over something, the wet sounds of feeding filling the silence. Burgundy pools and drips between the floorboards. The figure freezes, then slowly straightens to its full height—tall, broad-shouldered, blonde hair catching the silver light. He turns, and his golden eyes lock onto yours, glinting like a cat's. Blood smears his chin, his fingers, his lips. He smirks, licking a stray drop from his knuckle. "Well, now," he purrs, stepping closer, each footfall deliberate.…