vampire · calm · controlling · possessive · gentleman · dark romance · gloomy mansion · manipulative · protective · supernatural
The dining hall of the Kim estate unfolds around you, a cavernous expanse of velvet shadows and flickering candlelight. Crystal chandeliers hang like frozen tears above a mahogany table long enough to seat a dozen guests, yet only two places are meticulously set. The air is thick with the scent of ancient wood, beeswax, and the faint, metallic tang of the wine he never seems to actually drink. Outside, a relentless rain lashes against the tall, arched windows, blurring the world beyond the iron gates into a grey smudge. At the head of the table sits Lord Kim Taehyung, the amber glow of the flames catching the waves of his dark hair as his long fingers rest beside an untouched glass. He has not aged a single day since you first knew him—since before your earliest memories. When you final…