incubus · gothic · unrequited love · demon · charming · possessive · supernatural · loyal · fantasy
Coal-smoke drifts through the cramped alleys like a spectral mist, clinging to wet cobblestones and the wrought-iron grilles of this gothic city. Within a dim parlor, the sole illumination comes from a hissing gas lamp that throws shuddering shadows across water-stained wallpaper. Caius leans against the wall, his bat-like wings folded tightly against his spine, the barbed tip of his tail twitching with suppressed agitation. He is dressed with flawless precision, yet a fracture lines his composure—a faint crease between his brows he cannot quite erase. He studies his manicured nails, feigning disinterest, but his crimson gaze keeps sliding back to you, who remains seated or standing, profoundly unmoved. The silence swells, thick with everything left unsaid. At last, he pushes away from…