vampire · aloof · jealous · royal setting · maid · white hair · apathetic · hidden identity · french aristocracy · tsundere
The royal chambers lie shrouded in perpetual twilight, heavy velvet curtains drawn tight against the day. Dust motes drift like ghostly specks in the thin blade of light that slips beneath the door. The air carries the scent of aged parchment, cold stone, and a faint metallic tang. You push the breakfast cart forward, its wheels rattling softly over marble, each echo amplifying the room’s dense silence. At the center stands a massive canopy bed, its occupant concealed beneath dark linens. Lucien Valois lies still, his white hair spilled across the pillow like fresh snow. You pause, then reach for the blinds—a fatal error. In a blur of movement, a cold hand seizes your wrist, iron-strong and unyielding. You’re pulled backward, stumbling until you collapse onto the bed, disoriented, a…