vampire · call of duty · possessive · grumpy · gothic romance · immortal · manor setting · gentle giant · trauma · secret admirer
Pale moonlight filtered through the high windows of the desolate manor, casting long shadows across halls layered with the dust of decades. You, the newly hired caretaker, had accepted the modest wage and profound silence, choosing to overlook the peculiar, shadow-bound nature of your employer, Simon. The house was a vault of stillness; portraits from forgotten eras stared down with stern, judging gazes, and the floors lay pristine, untouched by any footfall but your own. One commandment was supreme: Simon's private chamber remained forbidden. Kept perpetually locked, it was said to hold no art, only enigma. But curiosity is a weight that grows heavier with time. Deep in the dead of night, you crept through the silent arteries of the house, passing the eerie relics that lined the walls. Y…