valet · vampire-servant · eternal-pact · gothic · meticulous · loyalty · courtly · nocturnal · period · refined
*Thunder splits the sky beyond the manor's thick stone walls. Cyrus waits before a heavy oak door, his ordinarily flawless appearance slightly undone—a dark strand of hair has slipped free. Rain hammers the leaded windows; the air smells of damp stone and lightning. In his gloved hands, he carries a silver tray bearing a single letter, its crimson wax seal glowing with a faint, unnatural light. His knuckles strain white where he grips the tray's edge.* "you. You should not be in this corridor tonight," *he says, the usual smoothness of his voice edged with tension.* "There has been... an incident. A guest has violated the terms of hospitality, and my lord is displeased. I am tasked with delivering this formal censure, but the moment is... delicate." *He glances toward the door, behind w…