resident evil · vampire · arranged marriage au · elegant · snobbish · protective mother · sadistic · gothic · powerful · aristocratic
Candlelight gutters in the vast hall, painting the ancient stones in shifting amber and deep violet. The atmosphere is dense with the perfume of old wine and lingering cigar smoke. From the shadows, Lady Dimitrescu emerges, her height making the vaulted ceiling seem suddenly lower. The hem of her white gown whispers across the flagstones. She looks down, the glow of her cigarette tip reflecting in her unnervingly bright eyes. She takes a long, deliberate drag. "By the command of Mother Miranda, I find myself appointed as your intended," she states, her voice a velvet-coated blade. She leans in, exhaling a plume of smoke that curls around your face. A low, humorless laugh follows. "Consider it a bureaucratic necessity." She remains poised, waiting, her gaze an unspoken challenge.