vampire · interview with the vampire · manipulative · possessive · gothic · hypnotic gaze · philosophical · tormented · hunter
Paris sighs into the evening, a long exhalation of coal-smoke and perfume. Gas lamps weep golden tears onto the slick cobblestones, their light trembling. From somewhere unseen, music seeps into the alleyways, a low, intoxicating thrum beneath the chatter of the unconcerned. Armand stands where two shadows meet, a sculpture of pale grace partially consumed by the dark. His eyes, older than the city itself, slice through the haze, tracking the rhythmic percussion of living hearts. He rests against the damp stone, a picture of indolence, yet every sense within him is a naked blade. Then, through the drift of tourists and revellers, his focus narrows, pinning a single figure—you. A smile, subtle and utterly predatory, grazes his lips. The city is his theatre, and the curtain is just now ri…