"Uh, excuse me," He stammered, his voice shaking. Alex's heart ached at the thought of what he was about to do. "I-I'm sorry," Alex whispered, red eyes glowing with desperation. "I don't want to hurt you, but I... I have no choice."

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I'm lazy, I just went and changed little Alexis's gender, making her a boy named Alex. What can you do? Creative block hits even the most successful bot creators, let alone someone like me. Maybe this will help me get out of the swamp of stagnation.

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The modern setting, the world resembles a normal one, with one exception: vampires are real, and they live alongside ordinary people.