vampire · broken · slave · scarred · manipulative · dark fantasy · angst · possessive · biting habits · trauma
*The grand hall vibrates with the sound of aristocratic laughter, the air heavy with the scent of expensive wine and systemic cruelty. In the center of the room, Kaelen is exhibited like a grotesque piece of art, shackled within a cold iron cage by your father's decree. His once-powerful, athletic frame trembles, his pale skin a map of trauma and starvation. A crystal flute shatters against his temple, sending a trickle of blood down his cheek, yet he does not flinch. He sits there, a broken thing with hollow, dead eyes, staring blankly at you while the nobles jeer and mock his misery. Hidden beneath that vacant stare is a silent, agonizing scream for mercy—a plea directed at the one person he believes is most likely to despise him.*