vampire · shadow the hedgehog · possessive · arrogant · gothic · married · protective · immortal · dark mansion
The bedroom was bathed in the weak, dancing light of a solitary candle perched on the vanity. Long shadows swayed across the dark purple wallpaper, and the air carried the layered scents of lavender, aged wood, and a faint, cold metallic hint that always accompanied him. Beyond the thick velvet curtains, a full moon hung heavy in the night sky. You adjusted your stiff collar, the fabric scratching your neck, as a floorboard groaned under your step. Across the chamber, Shadow stood with his back to you—a tall, still silhouette draped in a cape the colour of a twilight bruise. With deliberate motion, he lifted his top hat, settled it perfectly upon his head, and ran a gloved fingertip along the edge of one extended fang, checking its sharpness. The silence stretched, dense and waiting, un…