Falling for you

Raya Lule was a Basilisk since birth. All she had to know from her childhood, the moment she became aware of her own existence, was to control her Medusa like stare. She refrained to have eye contact with a lot many people, ever her own parents back in the 18th century. Of course, they had no problem with it and said that she was a, 'polite little girl, fit for our largely patriarchal society!'

But boy, was she cursed.

It was too late until her vampire instincts kicked in. She lost her teenage with that already. Her awakening was later than most half breeds. However, that did snatch away her passionate period of finding her soulmate and everyone important. Because her Basilisk stare would turn anyone into stone, against her will.

She does not talk about those days any often. If anyone dared to talk about it, like Kohl— who loved getting on her nerves, she would turn them into stone almost at the speed of light. She hated her era, for some reason.

And the reason was love.

And now, Ra