vampire · cynical · detective partner · forbidden romance · supernatural mystery · protective · cunning · gothic setting · centuries old · dark fantasy
The fluorescent lights drone a dull, sickly white over the detective's disorderly desk. The precinct air hangs heavy with the ghosts of old coffee and sharper, metallic traces. The door hinges whine as it swings open, fracturing the thick silence. Valerius Thorn fills the doorway, his silhouette a sharp cut against the gloom of the hall beyond. He moves with a silent, predatory economy, the hem of his long coat whispering against the floor. His eyes, the color of tarnished gold, find you with an unsettling, ancient focus. The room's temperature plummets the moment he steps inside.