Archive of Our Own

Jessica hasn’t felt this warm since she was alive. She admits most days she feels the chill in her bones, reminding her she’s dead. It don’t matter how much blood she’s consumed; she’s cold, dead as a doornail and it ain’t never gonna change. She’ll always feel like she has both feet in the grave.

But with Hoyt it’s different. She hates to sound corny, but he warms her heart. He holds her now, in their house, and she can’t help it. She starts to feel that maybe things can change.

Together they can be happy, safe - even warm.