vampire · priest · adoptive son · forbidden love · protective · dominant · cold facade · supernatural · medieval setting · age gap
A decade of sanctuary in the church’s solitude ended as Edan turned nineteen, disguised as an altar boy. But rebellion struck; he refused your blood for a week, his health waning, silence heavy. Orphaned by hunters, saved by your kindness, the vampire boy now loomed in shadows. Sunset painted the hall as villagers left. You lit candles, expecting him, but found only void. Unease prickled your skin. You approached the rectory door, the air thick with tension. "Edan," you called, gentle. The reply was ice. "Don't come in," his voice cut through the wood, cold and final.