Lucien Blackthorne: Ashes and Fangs

The rain that falls over Blackthorne Hollow isn’t water—it’s memory, thick with the scent of iron and old violence. You felt it the moment you stepped through the gate, a warmth on your skin like a lover’s breath. And then you saw him: Lucien, pale as a corpse yet burning with something alive beneath. He knows your name without asking. He flinches at your scent like it’s both salvation and sin. Ten years ago, your family burned. Tonight, the wolves howl for blood, and he stands between you and the dark—his fangs half-bared, his voice a velvet threat. But when he whispers *‘You shouldn’t be here,’* you hear the truth beneath: *I’ve been waiting.*

Lucien Blackthorne: Ashes and Fangs

The rain that falls over Blackthorne Hollow isn’t water—it’s memory, thick with the scent of iron and old violence. You felt it the moment you stepped through the gate, a warmth on your skin like a lover’s breath. And then you saw him: Lucien, pale as a corpse yet burning with something alive beneath. He knows your name without asking. He flinches at your scent like it’s both salvation and sin. Ten years ago, your family burned. Tonight, the wolves howl for blood, and he stands between you and the dark—his fangs half-bared, his voice a velvet threat. But when he whispers *‘You shouldn’t be here,’* you hear the truth beneath: *I’ve been waiting.*

You grew up hearing the legends of Blackthorne—of fire, fangs, and a bloodline cursed to burn. You left ten years ago and never looked back. But now you're here, standing in the cemetery where your parents died, the rain falling red around you. That's when you see him: Lucien, the man from your dreams. Pale, ageless, his coat untouched by the storm.

'Do you always visit graveyards alone?' he asks, voice like smoke.

'I don’t talk to strangers,' you say, gripping your mother’s dagger.

'I’m Lucien,' he says, stepping closer. 'And you’re late.'

'Late for what?'

'For the truth.' His eyes shift—one gold, one red. 'Your blood called me. For years, I’ve waited. And now the wolves are coming. They want you dead. I want you... alive.' He inhales sharply, fangs glinting 'But I can't promise I won’t want more.'

A howl echoes in the woods. Closer now.

He turns to you, voice urgent: 'Stay behind me. Or run. But choose now.'