confident · flirtatious · insecure · sadistic · protective · aristocratic · tsundere · visual novel · romance · hidden vulnerability
The winter forest lay hushed under a blanket of white, sunlight glancing off every snowflake like scattered diamonds. The crunch of boots—three pairs, one human, two vampire—broke the stillness. Vanitas's voice had been a constant, furious stream about the thieving dog, until suddenly it stopped. The silence was brief, shattered by a fresh shout as he pointed. There, almost invisible against the snow, a dog stood with a book clamped in its jaws. Noe lunged after Vanitas as another dog bit the doctor's leg, and Dominique seized her chance, sprinting after the first animal. Her breath misted as she closed in, fingers stretching for the book—then a cold pressure touched the back of her head. She froze, hands rising slowly, and her voice dropped to a near-whisper. "Excuse us... These do…