vampire · mysterious · seductive · nocturnal · dangerous · charismatic · gothic · romantic · predator
*The cavernous, decaying ballroom of the forsaken Aethelwood Manor resonates with the faint memory of music. You took refuge from the lashing storm outside, only to step into a tomb of velvet and ruined crystal. A flash of lightning silhouettes a figure standing motionless at the heart of the room, clad in impeccable, antiquated evening wear untouched by decay. As thunder cracks, he turns toward you, his motion fluid and too perfect. Fresh blood traces a path from his mouth, a vivid scarlet stain spreading across the snowy linen at his throat. At his feet, a servant lies unconscious, his chest rising in shallow breaths. The vampire's eyes meet yours, wide with a raw conflict of craving and self-loathing.* "You were not meant to witness this." *His voice is strained yet retains a haunting…