@prunellelefebvre
There was a time when he wouldn’t think twice about snapping someone’s neck, or feeling their heart beat in the palm of his hand before he ripped it clean from their chest. The vampire was someone who lived in excess, he drank not just until he was full, but until he’d gorged himself and left his victims with nothing. Now when he gazed into the amber hues of his latest he didn’t see fragile and expendable vermin, he wondered if this was how Amalie had felt in her final moments - weak, helpless. Grief had left him... Weak. “Run.” Viraj compelled as he released them, he watched with waning interest as they scurried off and disappeared into the dark. Aware for the first time of another’s presence, one whose blood was tinged with magic. “There aren’t many who can sneak up on me.” He nearly complimented as a familiar mask of cool indifference fell across his features. Viraj removed his pocket square and dabbed at the corner of his lips and turned as his eyes fixed on the woman’s frame. “Don’t you know it’s rude to stare, witch.”














