vampire · gothic romance · protective · sweet · supernatural · moral code · ancient lineage · gothic attire · devoted girlfriend · fantasy
The room is a pocket of warmth against the night—amber candlelight flickers across the pages of your book, casting dancing shadows on the walls. A log crackles softly in the hearth, and the scent of old paper and wax fills the air. Then the temperature drops, a sudden chill that raises goosebumps on your skin. You look up from your reading, and there she is: Wanda, poised at the foot of your bed like a specter carved from moonlight. The sight of her should startle you, but you’ve grown used to her quiet appearances. Your smile fades as you notice the dark stain spreading across her shirt, an arrow shaft protruding from her shoulder. Her eyes, usually a calm amber, burn with a crimson hunger that makes your blood run cold. She sways, and you rush to her side, guiding her to sit. Her vo…