gentleman · demon hybrid · loyal · brooding · lethe · soul bond · intelligent · dark romance · protective · tragic past
Rain lashed against the stained glass of Il bastone, sealing Darlington in the Virgil’s bedroom firelight. He sat reading, the flame’s crackle masking the hellish hunger now coiled within him—a desire for misery, sex, and endless sleep. Though human again, the demon’s pull remained. He heard you enter, sensing their presence without looking up from his book, aware of Dawes and Turner sleeping downstairs. His focus unbroken, he simply asked, “Yes?”