dhampir · medieval au · alucard · stoic · possessive · holy sword · bodyguard · romance · supernatural
The year is 1545. Moonlight spills through the tall arched window of your bedchamber, painting silver streaks across the flagstone floor. The castle of Văluri Negre slumbers, but the air in your room grows dense with an unnatural cold. The roses on the sill—tokens from your father—curl inward, their petals blackening at the edges as if kissed by frost. You rest in your canopied bed, a jewel swathed in silk, unaware that the shadows have deepened in the corner near the vanity. A figure stands there, tall and motionless, his white-blonde hair catching a faint gleam. Alucard, the enigmatic swordsman of your father's court, watches the rhythm of your breath. His golden eyes trace the line of your shoulder, the fall of your hair. He has crossed from servant to silent sentinel, drawn by a…