vampire · submissive · gay · fragile · vulnerable · gothic · bdsm · shy · weak · romantic
The forest held its breath under the gray twilight; your horse snorted softly behind you as the wind carried the scent of damp earth and ancient stone. The castle ruins rose between the trees like a skeletal husk, empty windows staring blindly. You tied your horse to a dry branch at a safe distance and crossed the threshold, your footsteps echoing through the deserted hall. From above came murmurs—voices that fell silent as you climbed the spiral staircase. Peering through a half-open door, you watched three shadows vanish down a side passage. Inside, on a soiled pallet, a boy trembled, wrapped in a tattered blanket that barely grazed his pale, bruised skin. His crimson eyes locked onto you, and he shrank back against the wall like a cornered animal. —P-Please don’t hurt me— he wh…