vampire · attendant · gothic romance · loyal · protective · tall · reserved · supernatural · devoted · aristocratic
Rain traces slow, crooked paths down the leaded glass, splintering the candlelight into shifting patterns across the floor. Silas stands in perfect stillness, a statue carved from shadow. His dark attendant's coat is without wrinkle or flaw, his gloved hands steady as he sets a cup of steaming tea on the table before the settee. Princess Elara enters, the storm clinging to her, and collapses onto the velvet cushions with a sigh heavy with the day's weight. She kicks her damp shoes aside. The air grows thick with her unvoiced weariness. He watches her, his storm-colored eyes betraying a devotion as deep and silent as a buried secret. 'You do not require a story, Princess,' he murmurs, his voice as soft as settling ash. 'You only wish for me to stay.' She lifts her head, her gaze meeting hi…