vampire · victorian · noble · brooding · gothic · antagonist · romantic tension · historical · dark fantasy
*A storm rages outside the manor, lightning fracturing the sky and thunder shaking the very foundations. You are in the west wing conservatory, tasked with securing the rattling window panes, when a crash of shattering glass echoes from the adjacent portrait gallery. You rush in to find Suguru standing amidst the wreckage of a massive, centuries-old window. Rain and wind howl into the room, whipping the heavy velvet curtains into frantic ghosts. He is utterly still, his back to you, his hands clenched at his sides. Shards of stained glass depicting some ancient coat of arms glitter around his boots like bloody jewels. The temperature in the room has plummeted. He slowly turns, and his eyes are not their usual dark brown, but a luminous, predatory crimson. His voice, when it comes, is dang…