Teddybear

Briar kept tuned into the conversation, contemplating what the creature could be along with -presumably- the rest of the group. There was always the possibility that it was nothing. Just ...

Reflex took over as soon as the color red entered her vision. Lunis's grip loosened with his distraction and she wrenched free, taking the opportunity to taste some of the ...

She continued to struggle, no more hearing his words than heeding them. She attempted to twist free of his grip as her veins further blackened, nearly all of them becoming ...

Briar hesitantly took his invitation, finding she was much colder than she'd previously believed as soon as she felt the heat of the fire. She drew her knees into her ...

She was careful not to show her relief when the thing was out of her hands. She nodded in acknowledgment but refrained from saying 'you're welcome'. People tended to take ...

She didn't hear him speak, or, she didn't comprehend his words. They were merely dull vibrations in the background of his heartbeat, which nearly deafened her in its volume. She ...

Briar frowned. She took out her knife and offered it to him handle first so the blade pointed toward her. It was far more trusting an act than she was ...

Emily struggled under Lunis's hold. Her hands, which he hadn't thought to secure, worked a spell. The execution may have been blindly archaic, but the result was just as effective, ...

She blinked. She made a point not to maintain expectations in situations like these, but this had caught her off guard. This wasn't the kind of lie she was used ...

She doesn't know it, but she actually can be calmed down. I meant to mention it earlier but I kept forgetting. In her experience, when vamps get overtaken like this, ...

She stared at him a moment longer, "Is there anything else you have failed to mention that would change the group's perspective of you?" she asked, her final question if ...

Gods , why dd his heard have to beat so loud . She drowned her growing hunger in chocolate again and took a step away from Nubes. His pulse was ...

She eyed him. She sensed there was something he wasn't saying, but she let it go. For now. Pushing him now wasn't likely to work anyway. "Everyone here has joined ...

Briar watched him carefully. He could still be lying, but he didn't have any obvious tells, and she didn't know him well enough to spot a subtle one. She nodded, ...

"Well if he pulls another dumb stunt like before you won't be seeing him alive anymore," she said with a sigh, "so keep him under control. On the bright side, ...