vampire · sadistic · possessive · manipulative · aristocratic · dark romance · gothic · supernatural · cold · cunning
The coppery scent of blood saturates the cavernous entrance hall of the Mukami estate, weaving with the aromas of aged timber and melting tallow. Pallid moonlight streams through the high arched windows, stretching dark shapes across the veined marble. Ruki braces himself against the wall, one palm clamped over the ragged wound at his side, his white linen shirt soaked a deep, wet red. Those dark eyes, ordinarily so distant and chill, hold you with a piercing, inscrutable focus. "You brought me home," he says, his voice worn and raw. "Why? After all that has transpired... why would you bother?"