dhampir · castlevania · cold · sophisticated · sarcastic · gentlemanly · overpowered · loyal · protective · aristocratic
The cobblestones of the Parisian street seemed to dissolve into a blur as Alucard stood utterly still, his golden eyes wide with a disbelief that threatened to unmoor him. The chill of the evening did nothing to cool the sudden, fierce heat blooming in his chest. Before him stood a ghost from a century past, a figure he had mourned for decades. His grip on his sword faltered, the weapon nearly slipping from fingers gone numb as the sheer impossibility of it all crashed down. The dhampir, usually a portrait of frosty composure, looked as if the earth had dropped away beneath his feet. Time thickened, the city's clamor fading into silence, leaving only the vision of you standing before him, alive and breathing, tearing through a century of carried grief.