[ wow a break from umbrella academy stuff?? who would've thought?? // song is by troye sivan

warnings: language, mentions blood and scars

concept: ezra really needs to watch what he's doing.

aka the au where vampire ezra made a mistake ONE time and then his mistake keeps making mistakes

stay safe,
lew. ]

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Ezra needed to be more careful.

A feeding gone wrong led to his current predicament: the newly turned vampire chained up in the basement of the house he shared with his fiancé.

The girl's long-ish blonde hair was matted with blood, and the same substance was smeared across her throat and shirt. When her eyes finally snapped open, they were a unsettling shade of violet. Her voice was raspy and rough as she practically sobbed, "What did you do to me?"

Before Ezra could answer, his fiancé knocked on the basement door, then opened it. "Honey? Why is there blood on the kitchen floor?"

"I'll clean it up in a little bit, just don't come down here!"

Of course, he didn't listen, and it was only when he reached the bottom of the steps that he noticed the girl, who'd fallen silent. He sighed loudly, giving Ezra a look before getting close to her. "What's your name, sweetie?" He asked in a soft voice as he kneeled beside her.

She still looked panicked, although she answered "Chase" in a tiny, hoarse voice.

He gently pushed some of her hair behind her ear as he told her, "My name is Ronnie. That's Ezra. And unfortunately, Ezra's made a mistake, so you'll have to stay with us for the foreseeable future until he can try and make things better."

"My roommate's gonna be worried, I can't a... abandon Bailey. Shit- He's had enough of that shit from his dumb boyfriend and his parents- I can't be the next one to do that." She seemed to struggle to get the words out, a few tears slipping from her eyes.

Ronnie glanced up at Ezra, who seemed uninterested in what was going on. "Go find her roommate. Tell him what you need to so he'll come with you. And please get her something to drink. It's probably getting unbearable now."

Ezra groaned, but nodded. "Give her something out of the fridge over there, and be careful, baby. She's going to be unpredictable, and I don't want her to hurt you."

"We'll be fine. Don't worry." At that, he stood up, giving Ezra a quick kiss before the other man took off.

He turned his attention back to Chase, who was struggling weakly against the ropes that held her wrists behind her back. "I'll untie you after you drink something, and then you can get cleaned up. I promise."

He always hated this. The fridge was stocked with pouches of thick red liquid, and the knowledge of what it was bothered him. He forced himself to think of it as juice as he carefully poked a straw into it.

"Drink this, you'll feel better," he told her gently as he held the straw to her lips.

Hesitantly, she began to drink, but it didn't take long for her to finish the whole thing. Her eyes returned to a normal hazel color, widened with shock as she realized- "That son of a bitch is a fuckin' vampire."

Ronnie laughed, a humorless sound, as he threw the empty bag into the trash. "You're right."

"He's gonna bite Bailey- I gotta stop him, let me go!"

"Shh, he won't bite your friend. I promise," he murmured, untying the ropes. "Plus, you need to get cleaned up before you do much else."

As soon as her wrists were free, she brought them in front of her and rubbed at them. "Thank you," she said suddenly. "You're being really nice about this and I- I appreciate it."

He smiled. "I'd rather be nice and help than throw you out on the streets to terrorize the city." He thought for a moment, then told her, "If you want, I can cut your hair so you don't have to worry about washing all of that out. I think short hair might suit you better, anyway."

"I'd appreciate that a lot. Thank you again."

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By the time Ezra got back with Bailey, Ronnie and Chase were sitting together on the couch, half-watching some stupid reality show.

Bailey's first reaction was to run towards his friend, but he'd barely gotten a couple steps before Ezra grabbed him by the back of his jacket. "Be careful, kid. Don't run. You're like a walking snack for her now."

"But- I'm worried 'bout her, I just wanna make sure she's okay-"

At the sound of his voice, Chase turned around, and it was barely a second before she had him wrapped in a hug. "He didn't bite you or anything, did he, B?"

"N-no. Chase, this is just a bad dream, right?"

"I wish it was, B. But it'll be okay. Ronnie's really nice- He cut my hair for me and he said that we can stay here until I can actually be around people again. We'll be fine. We'll get through this like we always do."

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[ this came about bc i had some thoughts for lewis as a vampire and i needed a way to get to that so this is part one, part two is gonna be chase being a fucking idiot and bringing more people into this mess ]