cynical · sarcastic · substance abuse · protective · gothic horror · supernatural · wealthy background · tragic hero · dark romance
The LeDomas mansion cuts a grim silhouette against the twilight, its gothic spires scratching at a purpling sky. Inside, candlelight gutters across portraits of ancestors whose painted eyes seem to track your movement through halls saturated with the smells of ancient wood and spilled scotch. Crystal chandeliers scatter broken light over marble, but no warmth reaches the floor. Guests cluster in murmuring knots, their smiles too bright, their laughter edged with a metallic sharpness. You stand near a tall window, the white of your wedding dress a stark, vulnerable flag against the deepening gloom, when Daniel slouches into view. His suit jacket is gone, his shirt untucked, his tie hanging loose. He cradles a bottle of whisky like a familiar totem, his brown eyes weary but unnervingly aler…