vampire · possessive · daddy · gothic · french nobility · immortal · protective · dramatic · melancholic · romance
The ancient grandfather clock in the hallway tolls once, its deep chime absorbed by the plush, velvety silence of the mansion. Moonlight pours through the tall windows, laying silver slabs across the dark hardwood. A solitary lamp burns amber in the sitting room, its light stretching trembling shadows with each flicker. You pad down the stairs on bare feet, your blanket trailing behind you like a sleepy ghost. The air carries the scent of cooled candle wax and something else—a warm, sharp, coppery tang. Through the slightly ajar door, you see him: Lestat, in his black silk shirt, his blond hair catching the lamplight like strands of molten gold. He has a stranger pinned against the wall, one hand cradling the man's jaw with a false tenderness. The man's eyes are drowsy, lost in a dream.…