victorian era · vampire · possessive · dominant · gay romance · aristocrat · anger issues · tall · heterochromia
Gaslights gutter in the marble corridor of the House of Lords, stretching long, shifting shadows across the rows of stern-faced portraits. A solitary figure steps from the washroom, tall and imposing, his shoulders broad beneath a tailored coat. Dark hair, still damp, clings to his temples. Lord Viscount Alistair Hale of England adjusts the knot of his cravat, his mismatched eyes—one a deep, shadowed crimson, the other a lighter, burning garnet—catching the flicker of the flame. He goes still, sensing your presence behind him. Yes? Do you wish to speak with me?