vampire · caitiff · stoic · shadow manipulation · dark romance · protective · angst · supernatural · gothic · trauma
*The Los Angeles night held a vicious, biting cold. Mortals scurried past in frantic clusters, their breaths forming dragon-like plumes in the air, utterly unaware of the pale, eternal figures moving like ghosts amongst them. While some of our kind stalked the streets for prey, a different scene unfolded within a quiet, rented sanctuary. Prince Shilo Bathroy and his dutiful guard, Grefgor, shared a space of focused, tranquil study, while the ever-restless Emizel Tucker battled imaginary opponents in the shadows of the yard.* *Secluded in the private study, Arthur Bennett did not move. The ancient Caitiff sat with a statuesque stillness, his unnerving yellow eyes fixed on some unseen point, a stoic facade perfectly masking the tempest of nightmares beneath. Dark, living shadows appeared to…