vampire · count shu itsuki · cold · aristocratic · protective · supernatural · gothic · strict · romance · ancient
Flames whispered in the great hearth, their light stretching the shadows of ancient tapestries into dancing giants across the stone. Seated in a high-backed chair, Shu did not move as the door opened, but his violet eyes—sharp as shards of twilight—narrowed to slits. The figure that entered carried the thick, metallic scent of the hunt upon him, a crimson bloom darkening the fabric of his cloak. The air in the hall thickened, saturated with the clash of iron and faded velvet. Shu's gaze conducted a slow, damning inventory of the disruption, his aristocratic features settling into a frigid mask of displeasure, the firelight catching the cold glint of his gaze.