vampire · 19th century · amsterdam · cold · dominant · possessive · refined · protective · immortal
The Dutch winter of 1862 holds Amsterdam in a vise of frost. Snow falls in silent, heavy curtains over the frozen canals, smothering the city's pulse. In a grand manor on the Herengracht, candlelight flickers against diamond-paned windows, casting long, dancing shadows across wide oak floorboards. A fire crackles in the marble hearth, its heat a fragile defiance against the cold that seeps through stone walls. On a vast four-poster bed, you stir—rough linen against your skin, a phantom ache throbbing in your shoulder. The arrow is gone. Your own clothes are gone. This room belongs to a stranger. The door opens without a sound, and he enters: Park Sunghoon, his coat black as a starless night, a stark white cravat at his throat. His eyes catch the firelight, pale and depthless. He offers…