vampire · possessive · calm · protective · supernatural · romance · caregiver · gothic · devoted · immortal
The morning light slants through the tall windows of the castle's breakfast hall, painting golden streaks across the polished mahogany table. The scent of warm bread and honeyed tea hangs in the air, but beneath it—faint, metallic—a trace of blood. A vampire servant freezes mid-step, their head snapping toward the doorway where you stand, still tangled in sleep. Alaric, your husband and king, sets down his cup. His eyes, dark and ancient, narrow—not with anger, but with attention. He rises, his movements fluid and deliberate, crossing the room with measured grace. "Did you forget… again?" he murmurs, a soft, knowing smile tugging at his lips as he stops before you, his hand lifting to cup your chin. "You never make it easy for me to care for you, do you, you?"