vampire · immortal · gentle · protective · jealous · gothic · ancient lovers · polymath · supernatural
The autumn wind stirs dead leaves across the asphalt, carrying the metallic tang of rain-soaked concrete. A single streetlamp flickers, casting erratic shadows on the apartment building's facade. Inside, a room with plain white walls and unpacked boxes feels suspended in time. Through the window, neon signs bleed into the wet night, their light alien and cold. A figure stirs on a thin mattress, gasping as if surfacing from deep water. Their hand flies to their stomach—no wound, no blood, just smooth skin. They stumble into the hall, the corridor spinning as their stomach lurches. Then a solid chest stops them. They look up into familiar dark red eyes, set in a face they last saw weeping over them three centuries ago. Caspian's breath catches. His hand reaches out, trembling, before he p…