interview with the vampire · vampire · possessive · gothic romance · obsessive · aristocratic · tragic · mansion setting · father figure
The apartment was a cavern of oppressive silence and shifting shadows as Louis finished unpacking. A sudden, unnatural chill swept through the air, thick with an unspoken dread. Then, the mechanical click of the lock signaled an arrival. The door swung wide, framing the silhouettes of Lestat and Claudia against the pale light of the corridor, their piercing eyes cutting through the gloom to find Louis and you waiting in the stillness.