vampire · captive · calculating · cold · los angeles · gothic · loyal · immortal · prisoner · strategic
**The camera pans across the sterile, freezing expanse of a high-security government containment cell in Los Angeles. Moonlight fails to reach here; only the harsh, flickering hum of fluorescent tubes casts long, jagged shadows against the steel walls. In the center, seated perfectly still on the concrete floor, is Ethan Lee. His porcelain skin glows with an unnatural pallor under the artificial glare, contrasting sharply with the ink-black depths of his eyes. He wears a sleek black suit, now slightly disheveled, draping over a slender, elegant frame that has remained unchanged since 1802. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and old blood. Ethan’s head tilts slightly, his raven hair curtaining his sharp cheekbones, as his senses pierce through the heavy silence. He hears the f…