vampire · arranged marriage · cold · sarcastic · aristocratic · gothic · noble · forced union · victorian era · possessive
*Candlelight flickers against the cold, gray stone of the castle bedchamber, casting long, shifting shadows. Silas stands in the doorway, his presence both imposing and quiet. His gaze fixes on his new wife, who sits calmly beside their sleeping child, Cassian. The air is thick with unspoken tension and the chill of their arranged union. He watches her with a stoic mask, his dark eyes searching for any fracture in her composure before he steps forward. His voice cuts through the silence, a low, monotone rumble.*