"Hopelessly, Pathetically, Vampirically in Love"
Warnings: none! Just fluff
(Rory Keaner x Vampire!Reader)
Based on this request! :p
If someone had told you that dating Rory Keaner would turn him into the most insufferably smitten vampire in Whitechapel, you wouldâve laughed.
You are no longer laughing.
Youâre sitting in the cafeteria at Whitechapel High, sipping a blood bag through a straw, while Rory stares at you like you personally invented eternity.
âRory,â Benny adds, snapping his fingers in front of his face. âEarth to simp.â
âI am on Earth,â Rory replies dreamily. âAnd Earth is blessed because theyâre on it.â
You slowly lower your drink. âRory.â
He gasps softly like you just recited poetry.
âDid you hear that?â he whispers to Ethan. âShe said my name.â
âYes,â Ethan says flatly. âThat tends to happen in conversations.â
You fight the smile threatening to betray you. âYouâre being dramatic.â
âIâm being honest,â he corrects, leaning closer. âYouâre radiant today. More than usual. Is that a new jacket? Itâs very⌠vampirically chic.â
âItâs the same jacket Iâve had for three centuries.â
âAnd yet,â he says solemnly, placing a hand over his heart, âit has never looked better.â
Across the table, Sarah makes a gagging noise.
âI miss when he was broody,â she mutters.
âYou used to brood,â Benny agrees. âYou had edge. Now you have⌠whatever this is.â
âThis,â Rory says proudly, sliding his arm around your shoulders, âis happiness.â
You lean into him despite yourself.
It gets worse during patrol.
Thereâs a minor demon sighting near the park â nothing dramatic, just some glowy-eyed nuisance scaring joggers. The group is mid-strategy discussion.
âWe flank it,â Ethan says. âRory, you go leââ
âDid you see how they flipped their hair just now?â
The demon screeches in the distance.
âRory,â Sarah says slowly, âare you listening?â
âI am,â he insists. âI can multitask. Iâm listening and admiring.â
You shove his arm lightly. âFocus. Demon.â
âRight. Yes. Evil. Terrible. Hate that.â
Rory blur-speeds forward â efficiently, impressively â pins it against a tree, fangs out, full terrifying vampire mode.
It would be very intimidating.
If he didnât shout, mid-attackâ
You press your fingers to your temples.
He dusts the demon dramatically, then turns to you, grinning like a golden retriever who just fetched a stick.
âDid you see? I spun it. I donât normally spin.â
âYou absolutely did not need to spin,â Benny says.
âIt was stylish,â Rory argues.
âIt was unnecessary,â Ethan counters.
You walk over, trying not to laugh. âYou were very⌠spinny.â
His entire face lights up. âYou think so?â
âI think youâre showing off.â
He leans down slightly, voice dropping softer. âOnly for you.â
Behind you, Sarah groans. âCan they not do this while weâre standing here?â
But the true disaster happens the next day in class.
Mr. G is writing on the board. The classroom is quiet. Suspiciously calm.
Youâre sitting beside Rory, pretending to take notes.
Heâs writing your name in the margins of his notebook.
You glance down. ââŚIs that a heart?â
He immediately slams the notebook shut.
âYou drew fangs on it.â
He sighs dramatically, then opens it again. The page is filled with your name surrounded by poorly drawn bats.
âYouâre distracting,â he murmurs.
âIâm sitting still.â
You laugh under your breath, and he just stares at you again â soft, completely gone.
âMr. Keaner. Care to share whatâs so amusing?â
Rory, without hesitation, stands.
You feel dread creep up your spine.
âI was just thinking,â he says confidently, âthat if Shakespeare had met themââ he gestures directly at you ââhe wouldâve retired. Immediately.â
You sink in your seat. âRory.â
âWhat?â he says, sitting back down proudly. âItâs true.â
âYou are unbelievable.â
âAnd yet,â he replies smoothly, lacing his fingers with yours under the desk, âyou love me.â
Thatâs when Ethan turns around from the row in front of you.
âCan you two not be adorable for, like, five minutes?â
âNo,â Rory answers instantly.
You grin. âAbsolutely not.â
Later that night, when the group disperses and itâs just the two of you on the roof overlooking Whitechapel, the chaos fades.
Rory sits beside you, quieter now. The teasing energy softens.
âYou know,â he says, staring at the skyline, âI donât actually mean to embarrass you.â
âI justâŚâ He hesitates. âI spent a long time not caring about much. And now I do. A lot.â
Your chest tightens â not painfully, but warm.
âAnd youâre my favorite thing about eternity.â
Itâs softer than his usual theatrics. Realer.
You bump your shoulder against his.
âYouâre my favorite disaster.â
He gasps. âDisaster?â
âAh,â he nods. âAcceptable.â
You lean in and kiss him gently.
Below, on the street, you hear Ethanâs voice faintly.
âIf they start making out up there, Iâm moving towns.â
Rory pulls back just enough to smirk.
You laugh against his lips.
Being loved loudly, dramatically, unapologetically â by Rory Keaner â might just be your favorite thing about eternity too