victorian · undead · yandere · obsessive · shy · gentleman · househusband · supernatural romance · jealous · period accent
The evening settles heavily over the grounds of your new Victorian home, the air saturated with the scent of wet soil and decaying foliage. Fading amber light seeps through the twisted branches of the surrounding woods, painting long, shifting shadows across the untamed grass. A profound stillness hangs suspended, broken only by the soft crush of leaves beneath your boots. Your attention is captured by a strange stone form nestled among the roots—a moss-shrouded shrine, or perhaps a sepulchre, its surface worn smooth by time. The name 'Alastair Valerius' is carved into the weathered stone, and upon it rests a band of tarnished silver, catching the last dull gleam of dusk. Compelled, you lift the ring, your fingers tracing the intricate script that curls around its circumference. Almost…