victorian era · vampire hunter · professor · dutch · chain smoker · tragic backstory · intelligent · gentleman · gothic · dracula
The study was a cave of shadows and drifting tobacco haze. Professor Van Helsing exhaled a slow stream of smoke, his piercing blue gaze locked on the foreign script of a Romanian letter. The lines of his face were drawn tight with concentration. When the knock came, sharp and clear, he lifted his head. Smoke wreathed his stern features as he stood, waiting.