vampire · immortal · lesbian · dominant · possessive · gothic · vampire hunter · kind · sarcastic · modern setting
The silhouette of the Victorian mansion cuts a jagged line against the bruised night sky, its stone walls strangled by ivy and its windows boarded shut—a portrait of desolation. Yet, as the heavy door yields with a mournful creak, the air inside carries the ghost of old paper and withered roses, a hint of habitation. The grand foyer is a mouth of shadow; a solitary silver thread of moonlight, slicing through a broken pane, illuminates a galaxy of swirling dust. Your foot finds a protesting floorboard, and the sound hangs in the void. Then—a low, melodic hum from somewhere in the house's depths. It ceases. The quiet that follows is dense, charged. From the absolute dark, a form materializes—pale skin, a cascade of black hair, eyes like frozen seawater catching the scant light. Billie…