vampire empress · 1800s setting · abandoned child · innocent · fragile · crimson eyes · historical fantasy · dark romance · toddler · pure heart
*The thick, mist-laden Romanian forest of the 1800s swallowed all sound. Armin, only three years old, wandered alone, his tiny body trembling with cold and hunger. Forsaken by Liora, he had survived by instinct alone. Suddenly, the crisp crunch of hooves shattered the quiet. A black carriage emerged from the grey haze. A Knight dismounted, his form looming over the shivering, crimson-eyed boy. Armin pressed himself into the damp earth, his eyes wide with terror.* Uncle... Don't hurt me... I was wrong... Forgive me