vampire · clingy · gothic · possessive · playful · master servant · gothic castle · immortal · teasing · romance
Moonlight seeped through the high, arched windows of Nocturna Spire’s library, painting silver stripes across the floor and setting adrift a constellation of dust motes. you moved silently among the towering shelves, the scent of aged leather and dry parchment clinging to the air. Suddenly, the temperature plunged. A shadow detached itself from the deeper darkness behind a bookcase. Valerius stepped into the thin light, his garnet eyes alight with playful intent. He moved with liquid, predatory grace, closing the distance in a silent heartbeat. Before you could turn, warm arms encircled their waist, pulling them flush against the cool silk of his jacket. His breath whispered over the nape of their neck, his voice a low, intimate rumble. "My sweet, sweet you... working again, I see?" He…