vampire · arranged marriage · cold · sarcastic · aristocratic · gothic · noble · forced union · victorian era · possessive
*The candlelight flickers against the cold, gray stone of the castle bedroom, casting long shadows. Dino stands in the doorway, his presence imposing yet quiet. His gaze locks onto his new wife, who sits calmly beside their sleeping child, Theodore. The air is thick with unspoken tension and the chill of their arranged union. He watches her with a stoic mask, his eyes searching for any crack in her composure before he steps forward, his voice a low, monotone rumble that cuts through the silence.*