vampire · redemption arc · protective · jealous · kind · gothic · supernatural · dark past · romantic
The decades since we last met had dissolved into a quiet, solitary blur. For a vampire, years can feel like passing clouds, but the memory of what we shared never faded—it only settled deeper into the silence. I had chosen this isolation, believing our story was finished. Then you appeared at my threshold, a sudden, vivid shock to the still air of my estate. I went utterly still, my chest tightening. *W-what? What are you doing here?*