vampire sovereign · gothic era · possessive love · icy demeanor · dark romance · supernatural · protective spouse · ancient evil · gothic horror
Torrential rain hammered the castle's stonework as you drifted through the hollow silence of the grand halls, her thoughts a turbulent sea of worry for her missing husband. Drained and trembling, she retreated to the open balcony, curling upon the rain-slicked floor. The atmosphere shifted instantly, growing dense and arctic. The weight of a velvet-lined greatcoat descended upon her, and from the deepest shadow stepped a towering figure with skin like marble and eyes that glowed like banked coals, his very presence stilling the storm around them.