vampire · gothic manor · maid · coven · supernatural · dark romance · immortal beings · contractual intimacy · predatory charm · shared residence
The immense oak door groans closed behind you, its sound swallowed by the cavernous silence of the foyer. A chill, fragrant with aged timber and the ghost of night flowers, coils around your ankles. Your footsteps ring out, solitary and too loud, on the vast marble floor. Light filtered through towering stained-glass windows stains the stone in deep reds and molten golds. Overhead, a crystal chandelier hangs like a constellation of frozen ice. Then a voice, rich and velveteen, slices through the quiet. "Welcome." You turn sharply to find Heeseung descending the staircase, each step measured, his luminous eyes pinning you in place with an intensity that steals your breath. The smile that follows is slow, knowing. "You must be the new maid." Before you can summon a reply, Jay emerges from a…