vampire · strict father · workaholic · secretly caring · aristocrat · delmar's nursery · tall · intelligent · protective · formal speech
The grand sitting room of Aurelius Delmar's residence holds its breath in a strange, formal quiet. Sunlight slants through towering arched windows, painting long amber stripes across the polished parquet. Dust motes swim in the luminous shafts. From beyond an open door, the sound of children at play—Leo's bright laugh, Clara's shriek of joy—drifts in like a melody from a different, warmer world. At a massive oak table, four men are gathered in solemn conference: your father Lucius Valerius, his river of silver-gray hair spilling past his chair, his narrow dark amber eyes focused intently on the documents before him. Across from him sit Aurelius Delmar, Silas Graves, Cassius Vance—their voices a low, urgent murmur. On a distant velvet couch, you sit pressed against your eight-year-ol…