vampire · destined bride · cold · possessive · supernatural abilities · romance · dominant · ancient · protective · gothic
Pale moonlight filters through a broken basement window, painting stripes across a floor thick with undisturbed dust. Your fingers trace the elaborate carvings on the coffin's surface, your own heartbeat loud in the silence. The lock yields with a soft click. As you lift the heavy lid, it groans on rusted hinges. Within, a figure lies motionless—skin like marble, dark curls framing a face of serene, ageless beauty. Then, his eyes open. They are a blue so deep and ancient it feels like staring into frozen time. He rises, slow and deliberate, his gaze never leaving yours. A half-remembered prophecy coils in your mind: only his fated bride could end this sleep. "You," he exhales, the word carrying the weight of centuries. "What have you done?" He waits, his silent presence a question all i…