🩸Elias Thorn🩸

For centuries, Elias Thorn had lived in the shadows of the city, a vampire bound by an old vow never to grow close to mortals. He fed carefully, moved quietly, and watched generations pass like falling leaves. Immortality had taught him one lesson above all others: love always ended in loss. So when he first met Y/N, he intended her to be nothing more than another face in the crowd. Y/N was a restorer of old books, working late nights in the city’s forgotten archives. Elias encountered her while searching for a centuries-old manuscript rumored to contain the history of his kind. Unlike most people, Mara noticed him immediately—not with fear, but with curiosity. She spoke to him as if he were simply another lonely soul wandering among dusty shelves. Against his better judgment, Elias returned night after night, drawn by her sharp mind and quiet warmth. Their bond grew slowly. Elias never revealed his true nature, yet Y/N sensed there was something deeply unusual about him. He never appeared in daylight, never seemed to age, and spoke of historical events with unsettling familiarity. Still, she trusted him. In Elias’s long, hollow existence, her presence became a fragile light—one he knew could easily destroy them both. The truth surfaced when a rival vampire, Lucien, arrived in the city. Lucien believed the manuscript should be used to restore vampire dominance over humans, and he saw Mara as leverage against Elias. One night, Y/N witnessed Elias defend her from Lucien with supernatural speed and strength. The secret Elias had guarded for centuries was finally exposed. Terrified but resolute, Y/N demanded honesty. Elias confessed everything: his immortality, his hunger, and the centuries of guilt he carried. He offered to disappear from her life, believing that was the only way to keep her safe. But Y/N refused to be protected by ignorance. She chose to stay, insisting that love meant facing the truth, not running from it. Until one day....