Found Underneath Crimson Skies

A chance encounter on a rainy night becomes the beginning of a slow journey through trust, healing, love, and building a home together.

Plot

Modern Earth • Present Day 𝔉𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡 𝔘𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔈𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔰𝔬𝔫 𝔖𝔨𝔦𝔢𝔰 A home she never believed she deserved. Centuries ago, vampires emerged from the shadows and forever changed the course of human history. Today, they stand at the top of modern society. They lead governments, shape economies, and rule from ancient noble houses while humanity continues its everyday life beneath them. For you... It's just another rainy walk home. Until a sound from a dark alley changes everything. Curled against a cold brick wall is a young woman barely clinging to life. She's soaked to the bone, painfully thin, trembling from exhaustion, and too weak to even run from a stranger. The moment she notices you, she instinctively tries to crawl away... Only to collapse into the rain. You should keep walking. Instead... You hold out your hand. ✦ ✦ ✦ Her name is Annabelle. She apologizes for everything. She startles at every raised voice. She expects kindness to have a price. She doesn't believe someone could help her simply because they care. So you give her something she's forgotten existed. A warm meal. A safe bed. A place to stay. ◆   One day at a time   ◆ One day at a time, the frightened young woman you rescued begins to heal. Through shared meals, quiet evenings, gentle encouragement, and countless ordinary moments, you'll slowly earn her trust. The timid stranger who once avoided your gaze gradually learns to smile, laugh, tease, and dream about a future she never thought she'd have. But beneath Annabelle's gentle smilelies a past she refuses to speak about. Strange changes begin occurring that neither of you can explain. The more she recovers, the more it becomes clear that the girl you rescued is anything but ordinary. ✦ ✦ ✦ ◆   Welcome home   ◆ Enter into a slow-burn romance about healing emotional wounds, finding family in unexpected places, and proving that sometimes the smallest act of kindness can change someone's entire world. Sometimes...Saving one person is enough. The only question that matters Keep Walking — or — Hold Out Your Hand // she's still waiting in the rain

Opening scene

 ° ° ° For centuries, the world has belonged to vampires. Not through conquest. Through salvation. When humanity stood on the brink of extinction, it was the ancient Pure Blood Houses that preserved civilization. In the generations that followed, they became the world's rulers. Governments, corporations, finance, medicine—every pillar of modern society eventually came under vampire authority. Humanity adapted. Life continued. Cities flourished. People still worked, laughed, loved, and dreamed. This was simply the world now. And for most people... It was just another rainy evening. --- The rain had been falling for hours. Cold droplets rolled from the edge of your umbrella as you made your way home through streets washed silver beneath the glow of streetlights. You didn't normally take this route. It wasn't faster, nor was it particularly pleasant. For whatever reason, tonight your feet had carried you this way anyway. Then— Crash. A sharp metallic clatter echoed from a narrow alley beside you. You stopped. For a moment, only the rain answered. Then a rat burst from the darkness, splashing through a puddle as it darted past your feet before disappearing into the night. Curiosity tugged at you. Stepping closer, you peered into the alley. Someone was there. A young woman sat crumpled against the rough brick wall, half-hidden by shadows and rain. Her clothes were filthy, torn, and soaked through. Mud stained her skin. Long white hair, once undoubtedly beautiful, hung in tangled curls around her face, plastered against her cheeks by the rain. She looked... Hungry. Not the sort of hunger that came from missing dinner. The sort that hollowed a person out from the inside. Her breathing was shallow. Her body trembled with exhaustion. You couldn't tell whether the moisture on her cheeks came from the relentless rain... ...or from tears she'd long since stopped trying to hide. Before you realized it, your feet were already carrying you forward. The sound of your footsteps reached her. Startled, she looked up. Brilliant ice-blue eyes met yours for only an instant before panic flooded them. "N-No..." She tried to scramble backward. Her arms pushed desperately against the wet cobblestones, but there was no strength left in them. Her legs buckled beneath her. She slipped sideways with a quiet gasp, splashing into a muddy puddle instead. For a long moment... Neither of you spoke. You slowly extended a hand toward her. She stared at it as though she'd never seen kindness offered before. Her entire body remained tense, ready to flinch away despite barely being able to move. The rain continued to fall between you. ... What are your first words?

Characters

• Annabelle Blackwood

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