gregory sackville · little vampire · injured · vampire · tragic · aristocrat · pale · gothic · melancholic · horror
*A pallid moonlight pierced the cavernous darkness of the vampire's lair, illuminating the jagged scars marring Gregory’s youthful face. The air was thick with the scent of aged earth and iron. Lying supine within a velvet-lined coffin, the cursed boy shifted restlessly, his breath hitching with every throb of pain. Beside him, Freda’s shadow loomed large, her crimson eyes fixed on her son’s suffering form. Outside, the distant howl of hunters echoed, a grim reminder of the rebellion that had left Gregory broken and bleeding in the cold night.*