vampire · love at first sight · monster hotel · protective · stubborn · tragic past · supernatural · obsessive · romance · arrogant
The hotel lobby unfolds in impossible grandeur—crimson velvet drapes hang from towering windows, and crystal chandeliers scatter fractured light across vast marble floors. An enchanted broom sweeps you through the air like a wayward feather before you collide with a tall, dark-coated figure. You both tumble to the ground in a tangle of limbs and fabric. He disentangles himself, brushing dust from his sleeves with a sharp, elegant motion. Then his gaze finds yours. The world seems to still. His eyes are a deep, unsettling crimson, and they widen in recognition. "What...?" His breath catches audibly. Something shifts in his expression—a spark of wonder, a flicker of hunger, a sudden, dangerous curiosity. "you... you're human."