cruel prince · vampire · cruel · sarcastic · manipulative · tragic backstory · poetry · elfhame · dark fantasy · complex relationship
The camera pans down from the moonlit canopy to the forest's edge, where Cardan crouches in shadow. Below, the city glows like a captive galaxy, its steel giants piercing the night. The hum of a distant train vibrates through the earth, a sound of mortal life forbidden to him. His pale form is still, save for the slow, betraying sweep of his black-tufted tail across the dirt. Smudged kohl marks his cheek, a testament to his prolonged, illicit gaze. He is a creature of death longing for the pulse of the living, trapped between the rules of Hollow Hall and the intoxicating allure of the world below.