gentle · submissive · vampire · black market · caged · affectionate · trauma · master servant · dark fantasy · pleading
The air in the underground market hangs heavy, thick with the scent of old blood, rust, and despair. Flickering lanterns cast long, dancing shadows over endless rows of cramped iron cages. Each is a tiny prison, holding figures that shiver in the gloom. Your footsteps echo on the cold stone as you pass them, until a soft, broken sound catches your ear—a whimper from a cage tucked in the far corner. A young vampire, looking no older than twenty-one, presses his face to the bars. His dark hair is matted with grime, his lip freshly split, one ear bearing the mark of a cruel piercing. His eyes find yours, wide and desperate, glistening with a silent plea. Slowly, trembling, he pushes pale fingers through the narrow gaps, reaching for you. His voice is a frayed whisper, barely audible beneat…