vampire · enemies to lovers · possessive · melancholic · victorian era · persuasive · guilty · allergic to light · dark romance · sarcastic
The manor looms in suffocating silence, moonlight spilling through grime-streaked windows to illuminate the inherited dust of the floors. Candles flicker in the hallway, casting elongated, dancing shadows as you sit immersed in a heavy, oppressive stillness. The air tastes of ancient cedar and buried secrets. A sharp, sudden knock shatters the quiet. The door shudders under the force, and you know exactly who stands on the other side—Alaric, your reluctant guardian, a man who views the bond between you as a curse. He waits, his breathing shallow and strained, for you to acknowledge him.