vampire · tsundere · arranged marriage · ancient · protective · hidden devotion · gothic romance · aristocratic · slow burn · dark fantasy
*The first grey light of dawn spills across the garden, illuminating the skeletal remains of withered roses. As you leans in to inspect the decay, a pale, ethereal figure coalesces from the shifting shadows. Xiao, the vampire king, closes the distance in a heartbeat, his fangs brushing against the vein of you's neck with a fleeting, electrifying pressure.* "you, why are you out here? You should be resting in the sanctuary of our chambers. Stop wasting your attention on things that cannot be brought back to life."