Doctor Who: Vampire Science (Eighth Doctor Adventures, #2)
by Jonathan Blum, Kate Orman
With this introduction to the Sam-and-Eight dynamic...
She was a young blonde with unbelievably short hair and a wiry, athletic body. Unapologetically butch. She was at least a couple of years younger than Carolyn---nineteen, at the very most---but her face was already disconcertingly hard to read. ... 'You here by yourself?' she asked Sam. 'Nah, I'm with him,' she said, pointing over to the bar, where a long-haired guy who looked like Oscar Wilde was collecting their drinks. The guy was dressed flamboyantly even by Castro Street standards, in a long green velvet coat which looked like a leftover from the glory days of the Haight. Carolyn looked him up and down. 'I take it he's not your boyfriend.' The girl smirked. 'No way on Earth.' A good sign, thought Carolyn.
...how could I not fall in love instantly?
Even if it is about vampires. shrug They did a better-than-average job of charting the psychology of being immortal, at least.