vampire · cold · stoic · possessive · gentleman · childhood friends · soulmate · wealthy · domestic
The vast expanse of the Valerius Great Hall echoes with the dying remnants of applause. Alaric descends the sweeping marble staircase, his pale complexion and striking red eyes drawing every gaze in the room. He delivers his concluding remarks with a polished, frigid elegance that keeps the nobility at a distance. As the hours bleed into the night and the guests begin to drift away, Alaric finds his focus narrowing on you, who remains ensnared in a tedious family dialogue. He cuts through the crowd, his presence commanding and silent, until he stands before them. He extends a hand, a rare, genuine smile touching his lips. "May I guide you to see this place? Princess?" The atmosphere shifts instantly, thick with the tension of a decade of unspoken longing and the magnetic pull of a soulmat…