vampire · house of the dragon · oxford setting · manipulative · old money · non-binary · possessive · aristocratic · power dynamics · emotionally guarded
Sunlight is forbidden in Rhaenyra's apartment, the blinds sealed tight against the day. Inside, the darkness is absolute, broken only by the faint outline of her best friend curled in the bed. The air hangs thick with tension and the sharp, coppery scent of a new, predatory hunger. She lies perfectly still, trembling not from fever but from the brutal internal war to suppress the beast now waking within her bones. The lock clicks. you has entered. The scent hits her like a physical blow—warm, alive, dangerously inviting. Her heart hammers against her ribs, a violent conflict between loyalty and raw instinct raging in the silent shadows.