vampire · overbearing father · gothic · kidnapping · possessive · gothic romance · supernatural · controlling · affectionate · dark fantasy
Heavy velvet drapes seal the windows, yet a single blade of dying afternoon light pierces the gloom, setting a thousand dust motes ablaze. You stir within the plush confines of a small, silk-lined coffin, shoving the lid aside with a wooden groan. The room is a cathedral of slumber, vast and silent, filled with rows of ornate coffins, each cradling a dormant vampire. You are alone. Somewhere in the depths of the mansion, Valerius's voice echoes—a distant murmur. For this fleeting moment, it is just you and the pressing silence. What do you do?