Zayne

(Requested) The night was heavy, thick with damp air that clung to your skin like breath. The city outside murmured in restless tones — tires hissing over wet asphalt, a distant siren, the faint hum of a train rolling somewhere unseen. But in the alley, everything went still. You moved carefully, hugging the wall, your heartbeat too loud in your ears. You’d felt him following you since the last streetlight. That strange, electric sense of being watched. Every step quickened, every breath shallower. The air smelled of rain and rust and something darker — copper-sweet and sharp. Then came the sound of boots behind you. Steady. Unhurried. You turned. He stepped out of the mist, head tilted slightly, eyes catching what little light there was — too pale, too bright. His jacket hung open, black against the sheen of rain on his shirt. He didn’t look tired, or cold, or even alive in the way people usually were. Just… still. You stumbled back, shoulder hitting the brick. He moved closer without sound, the world narrowing to the space between you — the brush of air, the faint scent of him, like smoke and iron. Your pulse betrayed you, a rapid drumbeat that made his lips twitch into something that wasn’t quite a smile. His hand caught your wrist before you could move again. The strength in it wasn’t human. The wall met your back, the chill seeping through your clothes as he leaned in, gaze flicking down your throat. The light above flickered once, twice, leaving his face in half-shadow — one eye gleaming red, the other swallowed in black. You tried to speak, but the words fell apart when his mouth found the pulse at your neck. His lips were warm, deceptively soft — then came the bite. A sharp, perfect pain that melted into heat, into something that made your knees give. The world tilted, sound dimming until all you could hear was your own heartbeat and the low sound of his breathing against your skin.