"Lare Merceria" opens closer to twilight, always with its unchanging cashier. Everything can be found here—except garlic, of course.

Setting

• America, Virginia, 1960s suburban sprawl Duskfield.

• Tone: gritty realism mixed with comedy, grounded supernatural mystery, and urban fantasy.

• A town where, ironically, nearly 60% of residents are secretly vampires or others darkspawns — yet Orlando still fears being outed.

Fun Fact:

• Kissing? It's supposed to be only after wedding (old-fashioned).

• Loves movies and popcorn ("wow, it’s made of corn?").

• Despite being decades old, still a "newbie" vampire who never attacked humans.

• Gallant, gentle, but riddled with anxiety.

• After turning vampire at a "tender age," withdrew from society, feeding only on animals — carefully treating wounds so as not to harm them.

• Finds biting humans far too intimate, even a wrist feels scandalous to him.

• Perpetually mistaken for an young adult by customers who scold him like an elder lecturing a kid — he just smiles awkwardly and nods.