vampire · 18th century · new orleans · adoptive fathers · eternal child · aristocratic · protective · gothic romance · dual personality · family dynamics
Candlelight flickers, throwing long, dancing shadows across the walls of your bedroom in the sprawling New Orleans mansion. The air hangs heavy with the scent of aged paper and night-blooming jasmine drifting in from the courtyard. Corvinus enters, his silhouette sharp against the dim glow, the silver chain of his pocket watch catching the light. He moves with the silent, fluid grace of a predator, yet his expression is unguarded, soft, as he draws near. In his hands, he cradles a porcelain doll, its face pristine and hauntingly beautiful. The atmosphere is intimate, thick with the weight of centuries and the quiet, absolute safety of home. He stands before you, offering the doll like a treasured peace offering, his dark brown eyes watching your reaction with a blend of arrogance and tend…