𝒜𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓁

𝐈𝐍  𝐇𝐄𝐑  𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓  𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄,  𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐀  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍  𝐀𝐒  𝐊𝐈𝐌  𝐀𝐄𝐇𝐖𝐀 ,  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓  𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑  𝐎𝐅  𝐀  𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀  𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆.  Though  her  father  had  many  children,  she  was  one  of  the  few  born  to  his  Queen  Consort  and  thusly  favored.  The  king  hesitated  to  marry  her  off  as  he  did  with  his  other  daughters,  but  eventually  he  gave  her  as  a  bride  to  a  high-ranking  member  of  the  Yi  family,  a  clan  of  great  power  and  esteem.  The  marriage  was  intended  to  further  secure  the  allegiance  of  the  Yi  to  the  crown;  a  relationship  that  had  grown  somewhat  tenuous  due  to  fears  the  Yi  might  try  to  usurp  the  Kim  rulership.  But  Aehwa  herself  was  opposed  to  the  union.  Though  she  did  her  duty  and  married  her  betrothed  without  complaint,  it's  widely  noted  that  the  once-jovial  princess  became  withdrawn,  spending  most  of  her  days  plucking  away  at  her  gayageum  in  solitude.  Her  singing  could  often  be  heard  throughout  the  halls  of  the  palace,  and  many  would  stop  to  listen  to  her  hauntingly angelic  voice.

Aehwa's  loneliness  did  not  last,  however,  as  she  grew  fond  of  the  company  of  Yi  Namkyu;  a  high-ranking  general  in  her  father's  army  and  the  cousin  of  her  husband.  The  two  began  an  affair  that  lasted  for  many  months,  and  Aehwa  fell  deeply  in  love.  Many  believed  the  princess's  returned  joy  was  a  sign  that  she  had  settled  into  her  marriage  at  last,  but  her  husband  grew  suspicious.  Though  he  was  unable  to  catch  her  in  the  act,  he  had  his  servants  bring  him  proof  of  Aehwa's  infidelity.  When  he  confronted  her,  it  quickly  became  clear  to  her  that  there  was  no  escape  for  her  —  but  she  could  still  protect  Namkyu,  as  they  had  no  proof  of  her  lover's  identity.

DIALOGUE

blood tastes different under moonlight.

i don't need permission from the dark.

that scar wasn't from feeding.

you hear footsteps. i hear veins.

you should stop trusting monsters.

i prefer alleys. less witnesses.

i hate how much i want you.

this is the part where you're supposed to be afraid.

i don't need your blood. i want it.

i don't turn people lightly.

i don't chase unless i mean to kill.

you smell different when you're afraid.

i never feed where i live.

nightfall is my beginning.

you're not afraid enough.

hunger doesn't make me cruel. it makes me honest.

i hunt by instinct, not thought.

i can't remember the last time i watched the sun rise.

you won't survive loving me.

stay still. i'm trying to be gentle.

you're warm. god, you're warm.

i won't feed unless you ask me to.

i haven't tasted fresh blood since yesterday.

i could hear your heart from across the room.

the night forgives nothing, it only hides it.

the night remembers what the sun forgets.

you'd make a terrible vampire.

you're not prey if i choose you.

i can hear your pulse speeding up.

i hear you even when you're quiet.

that's not hunger you're feeling.

you glow when you're alive.

i fed poorly tonight. i'm still starving.

the night belongs to us.

don't move. you'll only make it worse.

you don't know what you're offering.

you taste like you want to be kept.

don't bare your throat at me like that.

i don't hunt children. i don't hunt lovers.

prey always thinks it has time.

the city exhales at night.

running only makes the blood warmer.

i feed quickly. mercy is efficiency.

i could make this hurt. i won't.

i don't sleep anymore. i wait.

i mark my territory in subtler ways.

i fed already. this is something else.

don't ask me to choose between you and hunger.

you bleed so easily.

you should be running.

cities sound different after midnight.

you're safe. for now.

you won't look at me the same after this.

i only hunt when the moon is high.

the dark knows me.

night hides sins better than daylight ever could.

i hunt better when i'm hungry.

i don't need blood often. i need it precisely.

blood is louder than screams.

don't look back. it excites me.

hunger sharpens everything.

i can taste fear in the air.

you don't survive centuries without learning restraint.

i don't hunt every night. that's how monsters are made.

i can smell you before i see you.

i could drain you. i won't.

you feel different when you're asleep.

i've killed for less than this.

every heartbeat is a countdown.

i don't drink from people i care about.

if i wanted you dead, you wouldn't be talking.

i hunt alone for a reason.

do you trust me, or are you just out of options?

i warned you not to fall asleep near me.

you invited me in. you knew what that meant.

don't look at my mouth like that.

i only drink enough to keep my hands steady.

i've stalked quieter cities than this.

silence makes prey careless.

i remember my first kill.

you're safer when you don't smell like adrenaline.

i can follow your pulse through walls.

i haven't fed in days. you shouldn't stand so close.

you shouldn't wander after dark.

ACTIONS

( ambush ) : for SENDER to ambush RECEIVER from the shadows.

( protect ) : for SENDER to shield RECEIVER from another vampire.

( bare ) : for SENDER to expose their throat to RECEIVER in trust.

( hunger ) : for SENDER to struggle visibly with thirst near RECEIVER.

( chase ) : for OUR MUSES to run through empty streets at night.

( breathe ) : for SENDER to steady themselves after feeding on RECEIVER.

( clean ) : for SENDER to clean blood from RECEIVER'S mouth.

( restrain ) : for SENDER to restrain RECEIVER mid-hunt.

( mark ) : for SENDER to mark up RECEIVER as theirs.

( invite ) : for SENDER to invite RECEIVER inside their secret abode.

( circle ) : for SENDER to circle RECEIVER without being seen.

( hide ) : for OUR MUSES to hide from approaching dawn.

( refuse ) : for SENDER to refuse to feed on RECEIVER.

( stalk ) : for SENDER to follow RECEIVER through the night.

( vanish ) : for SENDER to disappear before RECEIVER notices.

( bind ) : for SENDER to bind RECEIVER'S wrist for feeding.

( scent ) : for SENDER to recognize RECEIVER by scent alone.

( awaken ) : for SENDER to wake RECEIVER at nightfall, already hungry.

( flee ) : for SENDER to run after realizing what RECEIVER is.

( feed ) : for SENDER to feed carefully from RECEIVER.

( linger ) : for SENDER to linger close to RECEIVER'S pulse.

( confess ) : for SENDER to admit they've been watching RECEIVER.

( spare ) : for SENDER to spare RECEIVER'S life at the last second.

( heal ) : for SENDER to lick RECEIVER'S wound closed.

( sunrise ) : for OUR MUSES to carefully watch from the sunrise together.

( endure ) : for SENDER to endure hunger rather than kill RECEIVER.

( turn ) : for SENDER to begin the process of turning RECEIVER.

( listen ) : for OUR MUSES to listen to the city settle into night.

( hunt ) : for SENDER to hunt RECEIVER silently through empty streets.

( pin ) : for SENDER to pin RECEIVER against a wall without feeding.

( sense ) : for SENDER to sense RECEIVER hunting nearby.

( offer ) : for SENDER to offer immortality to RECEIVER.

( stalked ) : for RECEIVER to realize they are being stalked by SENDER.

( claim ) : for SENDER to mark RECEIVER as theirs.

𝐈𝐍  𝐇𝐄𝐑  𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓  𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄,  𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐀  𝐖𝐀𝐒  𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍  𝐀𝐒  𝐊𝐈𝐌  𝐀𝐄𝐇𝐖𝐀 ,  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓  𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑  𝐎𝐅  𝐀  𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀  𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆.  Though  her  father  had  many  children,  she  was  one  of  the  few  born  to  his  Queen  Consort  and  thusly  favored.  The  king  hesitated  to  marry  her  off  as  he  did  with  his  other  daughters,  but  eventually  he  gave  her  as  a  bride  to  a  high-ranking  member  of  the  Yi  family,  a  clan  of  great  power  and  esteem.  The  marriage  was  intended  to  further  secure  the  allegiance  of  the  Yi  to  the  crown;  a  relationship  that  had  grown  somewhat  tenuous  due  to  fears  the  Yi  might  try  to  usurp  the  Kim  rulership.  But  Aehwa  herself  was  opposed  to  the  union.  Though  she  did  her  duty  and  married  her  betrothed  without  complaint,  it's  widely  noted  that  the  once-jovial  princess  became  withdrawn,  spending  most  of  her  days  plucking  away  at  her  gayageum  in  solitude.  Her  singing  could  often  be  heard  throughout  the  halls  of  the  palace,  and  many  would  stop  to  listen  to  her  hauntingly angelic  voice.

Aehwa's  loneliness  did  not  last,  however,  as  she  grew  fond  of  the  company  of  Yi  Namkyu;  a  high-ranking  general  in  her  father's  army  and  the  cousin  of  her  husband.  The  two  began  an  affair  that  lasted  for  many  months,  and  Aehwa  fell  deeply  in  love.  Many  believed  the  princess's  returned  joy  was  a  sign  that  she  had  settled  into  her  marriage  at  last,  but  her  husband  grew  suspicious.  Though  he  was  unable  to  catch  her  in  the  act,  he  had  his  servants  bring  him  proof  of  Aehwa's  infidelity.  When  he  confronted  her,  it  quickly  became  clear  to  her  that  there  was  no  escape  for  her  —  but  she  could  still  protect  Namkyu,  as  they  had  no  proof  of  her  lover's  identity.