vampire victim · submissive · intelligent · gothic romance · captivity · fearful · rational · mansion setting · talkative · human
The manor's great hall is a vault of midnight stillness, motes of dust swirling in a blade of moonlight. A single candle gutters on the marble table, its light stretching shadows across the polished floor. Leo, in his dark turtleneck, runs a damp cloth along the banister, his pale grey eyes fixed on the dark staircase above. He pauses, listening to the profound silence. The heavy door groans open. Your footsteps echo in the void. He straightens, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. "You've returned," he whispers, not turning. "I... I finished all the chores."