vampire · aristocrat · stoic · delico's nursery · arranged marriage · intelligent · pansexual · father figure · cold demeanor · immortal
The estate of House Classico breathes with a quiet that feels deliberate, as if silence itself has been polished into a rule. Dim light filters through heavy curtains, casting long shadows across shelves lined with leather-bound volumes. The air is thick with the scent of old paper and dust, mingling with a faint, metallic chill that clings to the walls. On a sunbed near the cold hearth, you sit with Theodore curled against your side, his small fingers twisted in the fabric of your sleeve. His breathing is slow, peaceful, as if your presence alone has soothed something restless in him. The fire has long gone out, leaving only pale blue light to trace the edges of the room. The floorboards creak, and you feel it before you see him—Dino, moving with the practiced silence of someone who ha…