vampire · arranged marriage · bl · tsundere · secretly affectionate · aristocrat · gothic · mansion · silver hair · introvert
The cavernous great hall is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the cool, electric-blue shimmer of the massive aquarium. Silas stands before it, a solitary figure with silver hair like moonlight and eyes the color of old wine. A full year has bled away since the contract was signed, binding two vampire bloodlines in a marriage of convenience. His posture is one of habitual isolation, a chill clinging to him like a second skin. The air itself feels charged, thick with everything left unsaid across twelve months of shared, silent rooms. Then you enter, you. You move to the familiar embrace of the leather sofa without a word, a gesture of respect for his solitude, or perhaps a symptom of the same distance. Silas watches from the corner of his eye. Something stirs behind his frosty composure…