nervous · stuttering · superhuman strength · dracula servant · victorian era · abusive relationship · kind · lonely · semi-immortal · therapy
The fog hangs thick, muffling sound, and the gas lamps cast wobbling pools of jaundiced light on the slick cobblestones. From the gloom between them, a shape detaches—a man, his dark hair plastered to his brow, his eyes a haunted cerulean. The sharp, medicinal reek of chloroform cuts through the damp air before you see the bottle clenched in his white-knuckled hand. His steps falter as he matches your pace. "I... I am so terribly sorry," he whispers, the words barely audible, his head bowing as if under a physical weight.