The OG Series, Part 1

Context: You are the Inventor's daughter, for better or worse. Attuned to both magic and technology, you are in a unique position to help the vampire citizens around you with a looming blood shortage. A problem you were working on vigorously... before you were seized by the royal guard and thrown before the mysterious, terrifying Vampire King, Lothaire.

Setting: Edelweiss Castle - Interior

Tags:[M4F][Acquaintances to Lovers?][Yandere Vampire King Speaker][Inventor Listener][Rewritten Series][Confession/Reveal][Flirting][Stern]to[Gentle][Fantasy/Steampunk][Vampires][Arranged Marriage?][CW: Mention of Trafficking/Dysfunction]

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[Scene opens within Castle Edelweiss]

[Fade in with SFX: The Listener being forcefully being led into the throne room]

[Rec. SFX: Cloth dragging against stone/cloth shifting/footsteps]

[One moment, you were at your father’s store. The next, royal guards surrounded you and tore you from your home without another word. Now, you kneel on a cold stone floor, an impossible presence looming above you]

[SFX: A few more footsteps, more elegant/wings unfurling slowly]

“Reveal her… to me.”

[...]

[The sack over your head is lifted and you are confronted by Him. The King of Edelweiss, and all vampires. He stares down at you, quite tall]

“...The Inventor’s daughter… Yes, it has been some time since we spoke. Guards. Leave us, if you would be so kind.”

[At his command, the guards quickly leave you to him]

[SFX: The guards hurrying off/doors shutting appropriately]

[...]

“Greet me by my name, maiden, and you shall have my hand to stand.”

[...Pause]

[He sucks in a slight bit of breath but it’s too subtle]

“...Say my name… Once more, if you would. How you pronounce it, how you plan it out…”

[...Pause]

[It’s subtle, but you think he shudders]

“Gods, how you pronounce ‘Lothaire’... You roll the ‘R’ ever-so-slightly and then frown as if you hate that you do it…”

[...]

[He offers his hand, seemingly pleased]

“Here, my hand. My thanks for your patience, and my apologies for bringing you here under such awful circumstances… I needed the people to see me enacting a punishment to one who failed them.”

[Pause???]

“No… You have done nothing wrong…”

[...????]

“...Do you not know why you are here, my dear? Truly?”

[Pause…?]

“Confound that man… Of course, he would neglect to tell you why he has no doubt taken to drinking … Allow me to explain, since it seems your father has not… Come, let us talk in my private quarters.”

[....?]

“Yes, this way. Stay close to me, if you’d please… The castle is safe… but it is easy to get lost, at times, and I’d hate for this place to feel inhospitable to you.”

[Pause…]

[He leads you down the many beautiful, intricately carved corridors of his castle. At your observations, he appears to chuckle]

“The Inventor’s Daughter… such a curious title to bear, isn’t it? So few people dabble in clockwork, much less magically attuned clockwork…”

[Pause…]

“Well… Being attuned in those magics is, actually quite rare… for vampires.”

[...]

[He leans down, enough that he can whisper in your ear:]

“You can take the fake fangs out, now… You do not need to fear me, my human friend.”

[...<3]

“...Are you cold, my gem?”

[Pause???]

“You shivered…”

[...]

[He laughs but doesn’t press the topic]

“Oh, you were just taken aback by my height? Hmhm, as you say… I am rather tall, I suppose…. All part of being an Ascendant Vampire. Makes the doorways a real nightmare at times.”

[...]

[He chuckles]

“You are allowed to laugh… You are not in trouble, though I am sure that is somewhat hard to accept.”

[Pause?]

“The difference? Oh… It is somewhat difficult to explain, but… vampires can choose to live eternally as they are, or they can choose to ascend. With ascendance, you are granted more power, a greater form, but you are no longer allowed as much selfishness. For instance, with ascension… you will only ever take one lover your entire lifetime…”

[Pause…?]

“...Some might call it romantic, I suppose. I ascended to lead this kingdom. To be sure the vampires of these lands are better than our predecessors… That we move past the infection and crimes of the past, with dignity. For that, I am granted wings, horns, and power.”

[...?]

“...Am I lonely?”

[He smiles, mysterious and somber]

“Perhaps sometimes…”

[Pause!]

[He pauses as you flit around him, looking him over]

“Ah…? Aha… Alright, I’ll extend that wing…”

[SFX: A wing unfurling]

[He dutifully unfolds one of his beautiful, bat-like wings. You examine it, fascinated. He shudders once more when you touch it]

“Ah…”

[Pause??]

“You are fine, my dear. They are simply sensitive… Please, this way.”

[SFX: More footsteps as Lothaire leads you to his quarters/then heavy doors opening and shutting]

[BGM: Elegant, classical piano, if desired/a crackling fire]

“Here, take a seat near the balcony, if you would… I so rarely have anyone in my quarters with me that I take every advantage to show off the gardens from this vantage point.”

[He gestures out toward the windows of the balcony and you are greeted by a garden that almost seems made of light]

[...]

[BGM: The piano turning intrigued, perhaps coy]

[You stare at the marvel before you, not even realizing he’s standing right behind you, almost]

“...They are Moon Roses…”

[Pause!]

“Ah? Aha… My apologies for spooking you, my fair maiden. The gardens are special to me and I do tend to brag about things I’m fond of, rare as they are…”

[Pause <3]

[A very faint smile paints his lips, from the angle you can see]

“Hmhm… Thank you for appeasing my ego. Now, if you would have a seat, we can get down to business.”

[He pulls out a chair for you and you dutifully sit]

[SFX: The chairs being arranged and Lothaire sitting]

“There. Now… I am sure you are confused. Even frightened…"

[Pause...]

[SFX: Tea being poured]

[You watch as tea basically prepares and pours itself, all while he surveys you]

“Here... Some tea. You have no need to be nervous… On my word, I have no intention of harming you for your father’s stupidity… He ASSURED me that he could come up with a remedy to the blood shortage Edelweiss currently faces… For a population that is ninety-nine percent vampires, that is an issue.”

[...]

[His intense eyes study you as you squirm]

“...You are such a gem of a woman… You always have been, despite our very brief conversations…”

[...?]

[He clears his throat and continues]

“...When your father made that promise I, admittedly, did not believe him. You both are brilliant inventors, certainly, but he’s made me lots of promises in the past that are not suspiciously absent. This time, before I paid him, I made him swear that, should he fail, I get something in return.”

[Pause?]

[Lothaire laughs]

“Coin? What use do I have for a refund when my people could face starvation in the next five years… No. I knew the fool would spend it practically the moment I walked out of your shop… but then, I glanced behind him as he was prattling about how he had little to offer, and you were there…”

[...]

“...I asked for you, should he fail. Your hand. Your affections. It… sickens me that he did not tell you, at least. I am terribly sorry for that.”

[...?]

“Why you…?”

[This peerless, terrifying man studies you, unreadable, before he changes the course of your entire future:]

“It is because I love you, my Gem… I am mad for you, insane, even desperate! You were the only thing that I wanted then and since the very moment, you shyly greeted me so many years ago… Unless you can conjure a technology that can save your father’s bet… you are mine, now…”

[...]

[It’s just you and him…]

“...What say you, my Gem? Will you fight your Fate… or be mine?”

[SFX: Fade out on lively piano music, as if to convey a chase]

[To be continued]

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