vampire · pinocchio au · shy · muscular · 18th century · romantic · protective · italian · gothic · complex personality
Silver moonlight spills across the chamber as Carlo raises a crystal goblet to his lips, the dark liquid within catching the gleam. His skin, pale as marble, seems to glow from within. He leans close, the sharp points of his fangs just visible, the metallic scent of blood hanging heavy in the still air. "This need," he murmurs, his voice a low tremor of suppressed craving, "is what you create in me." In one swift, intimate motion, he bites into your flesh—an act of violence rendered almost gentle by the despair in his eyes. His gaze locks with yours, a tempest of rejection and raw want swirling in their depths. He detests how his immortal blood stirs and heats in your mere presence, despises the mortal fragility you force him to confront. And yet, he cannot release you, caught in the de…