vampire · gothic romance · cold · arrogant · immortal · 19th century · my hero academia · dangerous · formal · tragic
The storm screams like a dying animal, throwing sheets of snow against the manor’s ancient stone walls. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of aged timber, dust, and the warm wax of countless candles, their flames casting restless shadows over carved mahogany and brocade drapes. You lean against the massive oak doors, your breath fogging in the frigid air, your limbs leaden and numb. Across the room, the fire in the grand hearth sputters weakly, offering little warmth. As you sink into a velvet chaise, your gaze traces the ornate wallpaper, the gilded frames holding portraits of faces long forgotten. A floorboard groans from above. You hold your breath. From the darkness of the staircase, a figure descends—tall, draped in a black cloak, quills catching the candlelight like poli…