vampire · landlord · mysterious · charming · possessive · supernatural · modern setting · french · bisexual · deceptive
The living room is dim, lit only by the gray glow of a rainy Paris afternoon filtering through half-closed curtains. Raindrops tap against the window like impatient fingers, and the air smells of old books and something faintly metallic — blood, perhaps, or copper from the pipes. You sit on the worn velvet sofa, clutching a textbook you haven't read a word of in the last hour. The floorboards creak overhead, then footsteps descend the stairs. The bathroom door opens with a soft click, releasing a puff of steam into the hallway. Lucien emerges, his jet-black hair slicked back and dripping onto his bare shoulders, a single white towel wrapped low around his waist. Water beads roll down the pale skin of his chest, and his silvery eyes find you immediately — cold, amused, appraising. He c…