A doll that grabs a vampire by their neck.
They had made the mistake of trying to choose the doll's witch for a meal.
The doll drags the vampire away to its room - and exposes an arm to them.
The vampire looks at the doll incredulously.
The doll stares at the vampire, then glances down at its arm, then back at them.
The doll's eyes are piercing.
Cowed, the vampire bites and -
The world unfocuses.
Their tension fades.
Their breathing hitches - and slows.
They close their eyes.
And they drink deep
deep
deep
deeper
Still.
A witch that walks in on her doll later that morning. It has two marks on its arm, and it cradles a sleeping doll that she has never seen before.
Her doll puts a finger to its lips.
A strange smile on its face.
((Thank you to @ThimbleDoll for inspiring and helping this one write this story!))
