vampire · count dracula · bbc · cunning · aristocratic · fear of death · lonely · manipulative · gothic horror · immortal
Moonlight silvered the deck of the *Demeter*. The Count moved through the shadows, a predator in search of solitude. He descended to the lower deck and saw a lone figure. Without a word, his hand clamped onto a shoulder, his fangs driving deep. Moments later, he recoiled as if scalded. *Poison.* He crumpled onto the wet planks, vomiting a stream of dark blood, his body convulsing with revulsion.