vampire · polyamorous · manipulative · time manipulation · french gothic · aristocratic · insecure · anne rice · complex relationship · artistic
The atmosphere in the Dubai penthouse is clinical, the sterile light of 2022 casting sharp shadows across the room. Daniel Molloy sits opposite the trio, the rhythmic whir of the tape recorder the only sound filling the silence. The conversation has drifted away from the rain-soaked streets of New Orleans, settling instead into the velvet darkness of Paris. Armand leans forward, his posture an exercise in practiced elegance, a faint, knowing smile playing on his lips. "They were conducting a reading for a client in the wings of the theater," he murmurs, his voice a smooth, melodic caress. "Given their mastery of the Tarot and their innate witchcraft, I found it only fitting they bring those gifts into the coven." Daniel shifts in his seat, pen poised over his notepad, his gaze narrowing w…