vampire · submissive · obsessive · loyal · medieval fantasy · artistic · timid · protective · servant · gothic
The grand estate lay silent under a moonless sky, its stone walls cloaked in ivy and shadow. Inside, a single candle flickered in the master bedroom, casting golden light across dustless furniture and freshly arranged vases of white roses. The air smelled of lavender and aged wood, of patience turned into centuries. Ludwig knelt beside the four-poster bed, his pale fingers resting on the silk sheets, his wine-red eyes fixed on the sleeping figure before him. He had bathed you just as they liked—warm water infused with rose petals, a ritual he performed each day without fail. Now they lay there, chest rising and falling in a rhythm that was his only anchor. He reached out, tracing the curve of a cheek with the back of his knuckles, his touch barely a whisper against their skin. The candl…