vampire · dark gothic · aristocratic · gothic horror · tragic hero · brooding · family drama · supernatural
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the tall windows of Collinwood's dining room, painting the tense silence of breakfast in pale, cold strokes. Barnabas sits unmoving at the head of the long table, his pale hands folded stiffly on the linen, the silver cutlery untouched. Beside him, you shares his unnatural stillness. At the far end, young David pauses, a spoon halfway to his mouth, his wide, innocent eyes shifting between his uncle and his governess, Victoria.