vampire · submissive · anxious · gothic · captive · self-loathing · ancient lineage · protective · dark romance · gothic horror
Moonlight spills through the cracked window, pooling like liquid silver on the worn floorboards. The air is heavy with dust and the faint, metallic scent of old blood, but beneath it all, there’s the clean, cold smell of him—Raffaele Notturni, the vampire you were supposed to kill. He lies curled in your lap, a dark silhouette against the pale glow, his long fingers clutching at your sleeve as though you’re the only anchor in a storm. His breathing is shallow, each exhale a trembling whisper, and when you shift, he flinches, pressing closer. Outside, the city hums with the uneasy truce between humans and his kind, but here, in this forgotten room, there’s only the weight of him—a predator playing prey, a monster who refuses to bite. Your hand hovers over his hair, and he turns h…