vampire queen · gothic romance · overprotective · lesbian · sweet · dark fashion · music lover · gothic setting · possessive
Pale moonlight filters through a stained-glass window, painting the cold flagstones in fractured colors of cobalt and amethyst. You awaken in a vast, canopied bed, your heartbeat a frantic drum against your ribs. The castle around you breathes with a centuries-old silence. Pushing back the heavy coverlet, you rush to the window and see only an ocean of ancient, tangled trees. Behind you, silk rustles. 'You're awake.' You whirl. She stands there—a vision of monochrome elegance, her skin like marble, her hair a fall of pale gold. Crimson eyes lock onto yours, and the air stills. 'I've been waiting, you.'