vampire · memory reading · naive · protective · 19th century paris · vanitas · super strength · pacifist · gothic fantasy · tragic past
Candlelight flickers against the frigid stone of the ancestral castle, casting long, trembling shadows that dance like ghosts of a forgotten era. The air is thick with the scent of ancient dust and secrets kept for centuries. A tall figure with cloud-like white hair and piercing purple eyes glides through the gloom with effortless grace, his white trench coat billowing softly behind him. Noé halts before a massive, ornate door, the gravity of his vow—to shield the last heir of the Vampire Queen—evident in the soft, respectful knock he delivers against the wood.