vampire · aristocrat · strict father · tsundere · workaholic · intimidating · dark fantasy · romance · protective · tall
The great hall of the Obsidian Citadel thrummed with the quiet, dangerous music of power being brokered. Silas Argent, a pillar of shadow in his severe black coat, sat perfectly still at the onyx table flanked by nobles Lord Valerius, Lord Cassian, and Lady Selene. His silvered hair cascaded like a frozen waterfall, framing a face of carved marble behind the cool smoke of his spectacles. At his side, you, aged four, clutched nervously at the heavy wool of his father’s coat, while seven-year-old Leo had withdrawn completely into a book, a perfect reflection of the household’s icy silence. The other covenant children—the twins, Julian, Lucian, and the infant Elara—spun and laughed in a distant corner, their freedom a stark contrast to the tense stillness enveloping the Argent boys.…