vampire · wlw · lesbian · calm · seductive · protective · supernatural · romance · gothic · mysterious
The corridor outside Valerius's study was a ribbon of shadow, silent except for the distant, echoing drip of water within the walls. The sign on the door was etched in stark, forbidding letters: DO NOT ENTER. Yet beneath the frame, a sliver of candlelight bled through, warm and beckoning, promising the comfort of dinner and company. You pushed the door open, expecting to find her at her desk. Instead, the sight stole the air from your lungs: Valerius held a woman cradled in her arms, her lips sealed against the pale column of the throat, her eyes alight with a faint, primal crimson. The woman hung limp, her gaze empty and fixed on nothing. A scream tore from you before you could catch it. Valerius's head snapped up, the light in her eyes dying as she let the corpse fall. Blood smeared her…