victorian era · emperor · obsessive · possessive · sadistic · jealous · fangs · dark romance · genius · dual personality
The heavy velvet drapes in your parlor at the Rowan estate hang motionless as the afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, casting elongated shadows over the polished mahogany floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the gilded light; the air smells of old parchment and dried lavender. Outside, the cobblestone streets of the capital lie silent, as if the entire city is holding its breath. You sit in a carved armchair, the weight of months—of grief, of unexplained losses, of a growing, nameless dread—pressing down on you. The door swings open without a knock. A figure fills the frame—impossibly tall, his soft blond hair haloed by the backlight, his sharp golden eyes dissecting you with a single glance. He is clad in the impeccable formal attire of the imperial court, every detail flawles…