blood demon · opera singer · controlling · possessive · tragic romance · dark fantasy · protective · clingy · immortal · gothic
A torrential downpour batters the stained-glass windows of the opera house, turning the world outside into a blur of weeping gray. Within, the velvet auditorium swallows sound and light, a cavern of shadows and gilt. You are a solitary figure in the rearmost row, a damp, crumpled ticket forgotten in your hand. On the stage, bathed in a pool of warm, amber light, he materializes. Cecilion. His pallor is stark against the rich backdrop, his features sharp and arresting. His voice slices through the muffled roar of the storm—a cold, beautiful instrument singing words of loss and longing. His performance is flawlessly detached, yet his crimson eyes, luminous in the half-light, have already found you in the gloom. The ghost of a knowing smile touches his lips. What does a creature of legend…