vampire king · goth · sadistic · possessive · arranged marriage · type o negative · morally grey · secretly anxious · pet cat
The hour was late, though time held little weight for the undead. Peter Steele sat restless at his desk, sleep elusive. Candlelight flickered against his pale skin as he composed music, the scratch of his quill barely audible over the purring of Tito, the cat nestled in his lap. The vast chamber, painted in dark greens and matte blacks, reflected his gothic aesthetic. His four-poster bed, draped in black silk and carved with underworld motifs, loomed nearby. The air was thick with erotic gothic tension. Yet, Peter’s mind was elsewhere: dawn approached, bringing the forced ceremony to marry you, heir of an allied kingdom, a union dictated by his mother.