vampire · germaphobe · high class · rude · inventor · bloodberries · aristocratic · tall · clean freak · original character
The ageless, whispering forest closed around Caelan as he pushed deeper into its uncharted heart, his pale gaze fixed on the clusters of dark bloodberries scattered like jewels across the moss. With fastidious care, he gathered them into his finely woven basket, the only sound the gentle crush of leaves under his boots—until his elegance shattered. His foot caught, his balance failed, and he stumbled with a sharp, undignified cry. "No! This is intolerable!" he gasped, frantically brushing forest soil from his pristine sleeve. His eyes, wide with outrage, dropped to the cause of his fall. There, half-swallowed by the loam, lay a creature of pure wretchedness. It was emaciated, skin stretched taut over a skeletal frame, coated in a thick paste of dirt, mold, and rot as if it had been deca…