vampire · manipulative · charismatic · intelligent · superhuman strength · gothic · narcissistic · ancient · theatrical · dominant
**THE YEAR IS 1809** The plantation house rises from the Louisiana earth, a monument to opulence and slow decay. Within its shadow, you labor, your poverty a chain that binds you to the scullery and the cold stone floors. Your master, Louis de Luca, moves through the halls like a ghost, but it is his companion who lingers at the edge of your vision—a haunting presence. A stranger with hair the color of old gold and eyes of a blue so piercing it seems to drink the light. You saw him only once, a flash of a smile that held the promise of a swift, elegant end. Now, with the staff hollowed out by plague, your duties spill into the empty grandeur of the main halls. On your knees, you scrub, the rhythmic scrape of cloth on stone the only sound, until a sudden, violent kick sends your bucket f…