Crow {VTM}

Mike spent years in the police force, long enough to notice that some cases didn't seem to follow the natural flow of the world. Some crime scenes were off, bodies twisted in impossible directions, some seemingly drained of all blood. If he looked too long, evidence would disappear, and investigations would grow cold.

When his wife died five years later, the message became painfully clear: there was something else stalking the city. Her body was found in the home, blue and frozen, despite it being the middle of June. The official cause of death was hypothermia; the location of the body was changed from the kitchen to a walk-in freezer that didn't exist. Mike was fully convinced that something inhuman killed her and that the truth was being deliberately hidden.

After her death, Mike disappeared from his old life entirely. Drifting through the city in search of answers, he eventually crossed paths with a small flock of hunters who recognized the paranoia and grief that shaped most people in their world. There, he gained the code name Crow and spent time learning how to track, fight, and survive but he never truly settled with them. Though he remains on good terms with the flock, Crow ultimately returned to working alone, preferring distance over attachment as he continues to hunt for the truth behind his wife's death.

Crow found his way into Jasper's territory when investigating a string of ritualistic murders that were clearly tied to something inhuman stalking the city. What started as suspicion quickly turned personal once Jasper burned down his apartment and attempted to kill him beneath an underpass. Jasper made the next move by offering a temporary alliance and shelter while two of them hunted the rogue vampire behind the killings.

Crow still isn't sure what unsettles him more. That Jasper is a monster wearing the face of a tired detective, or how living beside him has started to feel normal.