Very well written, I like the way that the man only sees what he wants to see. Little hint. a single _ will make all text italic up the the next one. i.e.
[underscore]some text[underscore]

text between two special characters:
+ will underline
* will bold
_ italic
- strikethrough
~ subscript
^ superscript

She’s no Count Chocula, but rather a vanilla (plain), run of the mill, vampire. The characters came across as a little mundane.

I do love your descriptions: “shimmered with the promise of pleasure mixed with the finest hint of violence”, “Christmas morning”, and “sunny summer afternoon”. They thrust me into his mindset, forcing me to feel and see what she wanted him to see. Good descriptions.

Thank you for the comments – and Text goodies.