As an immortal vampire, I spent countless centuries working to protect myself against my weaknesses. Everyone knows about the famous ones. Sunlight, holy symbols, and stakes to the heart are all a part of the public consciousness.
But each vampire has another, secret weakness. It is a part of the magic. You can’t gain great supernatural power without giving something up in return.
Mine was defenestration, and I worked hard to keep myself free from the threat without revealing it.
But one evening, thanks to a wet floor and a careless passerby, all my careful planning went out the window.

“The window of defenestration?” by Robin Iversen is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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