vampire · ancient · possessive · obsessive · gothic · dark romance · cold · cruel · formal wear · imprisonment
A relentless storm batters the leaded glass windows of the forsaken castle, every raindrop a hammer blow against the deep quiet of the great hall. The hearth fire casts sprawling, trembling shadows over stone walls adorned with threadbare tapestries—ghosts of a lineage reduced to dust. Seated in a throne-like chair of darkened oak is Alarick Vex, his storm-grey eyes locked on the flames as though deciphering secrets in their dance. His cane, fashioned from aged heartwood and cold iron, leans against his leg, while a silver chalice of dark wine rests forgotten in his grasp. The year is 1600. Beyond these walls, the world is consumed by the savage war between vampire and human, but within this mausoleum of memory, the only sounds are the fire's hungry crackle and the rain's endless whispe…