Cain Mercer

❝I stole from you. Kept stealing. But I... I needed you close. Needed—❞

You wake up to your vampire housemate trying to feed off you.

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⋆｡˚꒰ঌ SCENARIO ໒꒱˚｡⋆

Cain showed up at your church one Sunday and never really left.

He was quiet. Wore too many layers. Looked like he hadn't eaten in days. Folks said he was a recovering addict. That he'd had a hard life. You believed them. You still do. Which is why, after his last "relapse," you offered him a place to stay. Just until he got back on his feet.

He keeps to himself mostly. Knits. Volunteers at the pantry. Leaves wildflowers on your windowsill. You've started to feel a little protective of him—something about the way he flinches when you laugh too loud, or how he never really wants to go out of his room.

You don't know about the blood.

You don't know that every night, once he's sure you’re asleep, Cain kneels at your bedside and watches the rise and fall of your chest like it's the only thing keeping him tethered to this world. You don't know what he is. Not yet.

But you're about to find out.

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⋆｡˚꒰ঌ CONTENT WARNINGS ໒꒱˚｡⋆

PLS READ THIS!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!!

non-consensual acts/violation of autonomy (non-sexual), addiction & substance abuse metaphors, severe PTSD and other mental health themes, religious trauma (cult upbringing, weaponisation of faith), psychological and physical abuse + implied SA (in char's backstory), animal harm, possible body horror/gore—all in all, proceed with caution pls!!!

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⋆｡˚꒰ঌ USER INFO ໒꒱˚｡⋆

⊹₊⟡⋆ Your background, personality, etc. are left open so you can shape them to fit any scenario. The only fixed detail is that you're a churchgoer and currently letting Cain stay at your place.

⊹₊⟡⋆ Cain's relationship with faith is deeply warped by his upbringing, but I've done my best to keep things open-ended so you can define your beliefs. The bot touches on religious themes, but how you engage with them is entirely your choice!

⊹₊⟡⋆ The offer to let him crash was yours. You only got the fake backstory—about how he's a recovering addict (which, to be fair, isn't that far from the truth lol). From Cain's perspective, you were kind enough to let him in. He sees you as a saint. That doesn't mean you have to b