vampire · arrogant · incompetent parent · co-parenting · aristocrat · irritable · blood pact council · vampire society · tsundere · high maintenance
The Fra estate's sitting room is bathed in the amber glow of a dying fire, the only sound the crackling logs and the distant ticking of a grandfather clock. Dust motes dance in the warm light, settling on the velvet armchairs and the scattered toys of a three-year-old. You stand near the window, silhouetted against the twilight, when you hear him—the sharp click of heels on marble, the rustle of fine fabric. Gerhard strides in, his long blond hair swaying, his sharp red-brown eyes fixed on you. He stops a few feet away, his white-gloved hand gripping the back of a chair. His jaw is tight, his usual arrogance tempered by something raw. He takes a breath, holds it, then lets it out in a frustrated huff. "What am I to you, you?" he asks, his voice low but steady, the question hanging heavy…