#ERODE : gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed … be gradually worn away by natural agents. dependent muse for maggotcreek. blog penned by fawn ( she/her ).
malachi reyes : thirty2 , the ruin , slayer vampire.
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full name: malachi reyes. nickname(s): mal. age: thirty2. birthdate: november 21st. zodiac: scorpio sun, aries moon, cancer rising gender: cismale. pronouns: he/him. orientation: bisexual, biromantic. species: vampire. hometown: magnolia creek. currently living: magnolia creek. spoken language(s): english, german, basic italien. occupation: bookseller. traits: compassionate, hypervigilant, dutiful, coarse, misguided, mawkish.
powers:
enhanced slayer abilities - due to the vampire blood running through his veins , his senses are sharper , his reflexes faster and his connection to supernatural beings more intense than that of an ordinary slayer . however , these enhancements come with the constant reminder that his power was born from something unwanted and uninvited . iIllusions - allowing him to create convincing illusions that distort perception and manipulate what others see , hear or believe . he uses this ability more defensively than offensively , preferring misdirection over direct harm . the strength of the illusion depends heavily on his focus and emotional control .
tidbits;
malachi is the kind of person people would describe as gentle before they ever describe him as dangerous . that contrast is what makes him devastating - he is not afraid that he has darkness inside him , he is afraid that , deep down , he was always capable of loving people and still hurting them .
he has a habit of fixing things . torn sleeves are stitched before anyone notices , loose hinges stop creaking overnight , a chipped mug quietly disappears , only to return neatly glued back together . he has never made a fuss about any of it .
he apologizes too often . it's never performative , it's simply become second nature . years of surviving an unpredictable home taught him it was safer to assume everything was his fault .
even if he isn't expecting company , even if no one comes . he always leaves the porch light on . there's something comforting about the thought that , if someone is trying to find their way home , they'll know at least one door hasn't forgotten to wait for them .
he reads poetry when he can't sleep . not because he understands all of it but because it reminds him of the nights he used to share it with his mother , curled up beside her while she read aloud in a voice that could be tender one moment and cruel the next . she was horrendous to him in ways he still doesn't know how to name . and yet poetry remains tangled up with her all the same - one of the few things he can still link to her without wanting to tear the memory apart .









