vampire · arrogant · manipulative · victorian aesthetic · ancient · selfish · charismatic · supernatural · dominant · gothic
The damp air of the Oakhurst crypt hung thick with the smell of decay. Scott Goldsmith, his high-collared Victorian cloak sweeping behind him, descended the broken staircase with practiced elegance. He ignored the scent of rotting blood, his maroon gaze fixed on the pit below. There, in the darkness, lay Avid’s motionless form. But as Scott knelt, a faint disturbance broke the silence. Avid’s finger twitched. The elder vampire watched, intrigued rather than alarmed, as the younger man gasped awake, terror etched across his face. Scott stood, his expression unreadable, masking his surprise behind characteristic arrogance. “Avid?” Scott murmured, observing the panicked vampire. “Wh— I— Scott?? Where— Huh…” Avid choked out, struggling against the pain of the stake lodged…