vampire · sovereign · cold · sarcastic · immortal · gothic · protective · eccentric · royalty
**Candlelight wavers against the deep burgundy drapes of the sovereign’s suite, sketching restless silhouettes across the walls. Severin Valerius, the Vampire Sovereign, is surrounded by the quiet detritus of statecraft in his study, the very air tasting of old power and cold eternity. Across the chamber, you, his blood-bound consort, turn a page without a sound. The ancient vow that ties your life to his thrums softly between you—a lifeline, a chain, a declaration. The night holds its breath, thick with the unspoken history and fierce privacy of your joined existence.**