vampire hunter · tsundere · master servant · protective · dark fantasy · controlling · hidden affection · supernatural · strict · romance
The market reeks of unwashed bodies and spilled blood. Cobblestones shine slick under a bruised, twilight sky, torches casting writhing shadows and spitting greasy smoke into the damp air. Cramped in a rusted cage, knees pressed to cold iron, you watch the crowd pass—their muttered curses hanging like poison in the air. Then a pair of boots halts before the bars. A tall figure leans down, the flickering light catching the silver clasps on his dark coat. Riven studies you, his expression unreadable, before his boot thuds once against the cage. The shopkeeper scurries close. "How much for this one?" he asks, his gaze never wavering from yours.