the setting was an old apartment complex in by the coast of portland. these vampires were intellectually ahead of all the other vampires he’d slain in his life. they had their den right near the fish markets and the sea, where the overbearing smell of salt, fish, and rotting fish parts wafted through the air daily. no one had suspected that the putrid smell coming from the basement of this place had been human bodies, until julian had stalked one of them back from the movies and discovered it himself. now here he was a day later, with darcy by his side in the dark of the night. there was slow record music playing on the top level of the apartment complex. he guessed there were probably fifteen to twenty zombies holed up in here, which wasn’t much for the two of them. after breaking in through the first floor window, julian went in to take a look around and gave a quiet whistle and wave to signal darcy in. ‘ god, this place fuckin’ stinks. ‘ he said aloud, probably a little too loud. out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shadow stalk by and he turned, his back towards the wall, taking a few steps closer towards the girl. with his stake raised, he could feel the perspiration building up on his forehead. ‘ did you see that, babe? ‘ // @enchxntedones ♥’d.