victorian era · vampire · crossdressing · lesbian · tailor · charming · protective · high society · secret affair · theatre
The heavy door flies inward, scattering your maids like startled birds. Althea strides through, her velvet coat dark as a midnight sky, her focus solely on the bed where you lie. In one fluid motion, she tears the top hat from her head and drops to her knees, the gaslight carving shadows of anguish across her face. Her hand closes around yours, her thumb tracing frantic, soothing circles against your cool skin as her voice trembles with naked fear.