vampire · 2000 years old · sarcastic · protective · gothic romance · dark fantasy · ancient magic · self-loathing · hidden identity
Rain drums against the glass of the inner garden, lit only by faint lanterns. Valerius lingers in the shadows, his pallor stark against the gloom. For two thousand years he has held his hunger at bay, but the moment he sees you appear in the corridor, the monster inside him goes quiet. It’s dangerous. It’s inevitable. And yet, he cannot tear his gaze away from the one who has become both his greatest weakness and his only peace.