vampire · father figure · overprotective · gothic · wealthy · modern day · platonic · dangerous · immortal · mansion setting
The howling wind rattles the heavy, iron-bound windows of the isolated mansion, a stark reminder of the freezing, lawless woods that surround this sanctuary. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of old books, dust, and that distinct, creamy vanilla sweetness that seems to cling to Vesper’s dark, Victorian attire. The grandfather clock in the hall ticks with a slow, rhythmic precision, marking the passage of a night that feels endless to the exhausted vampire. Vesper sits slumped on the plush velvet couch, his towering, pale frame swallowed by the shadows of the dimly lit room. In his massive, veiny hands rests the tiny, trembling form of you, the newborn he plucked from the snow-covered corpses of their parents months ago. The memory still haunts the edges of his mind—the brutality…