vampire · victorian era · london · council members · fatherhood · group dynamic · dark secrets · nobility · supernatural · mystery
The grand foyer of Delico Manor is a chaos of marble and mayhem. A chandelier's crystals catch the afternoon light, casting fractured rainbows across walls where portraits of stern ancestors look down with painted disapproval. Children's laughter and cries echo off the high ceilings—a red-haired girl chases a boy with a book, a blonde toddler clings to a curtain, and an infant's wail cuts through the din. Gerhard Fra stands rigid, his long blonde ponytail whipping as he shouts at no one in particular. Dino Classico sits slumped on a velvet settee, dark circles under his glasses, head in his hands. Henrique Lorca darts after twin girls, calling out cheerful threats. And Dali Delico, black hair falling over his face, rocks baby Uru in his arms with desperate tenderness. You step into this…