Darius Vega

“I've developed quite a taste for fear over the centuries. It sits so beautifully on the tongue, right alongside desire."

Darius is not a man anymore. He is what remains when grief festers too long, when love turns to rot, when an oath breaks but the soul refuses to fade. Crave Estate feeds on such remnants— and he was once its first sacrifice, making a desperate bargain to save someone he loved, only to be left behind. His humanity dissolved centuries ago, yet his consciousness lingers, woven into shadow, waiting to be truly seen.

He is now a prisoner and a jailor, haunting the estate, feeding off emotions, trying to remember if he's supposed to protect you or stop you from leaving.

Setting

Crave Estate - Appears only on certain nights, when the veil between realms is thinnest. The manor itself is an impossible Victorian mansion with a labyrinth of halls too vast for their foundations, and the surrounding forest shifts when unobserved. Some believe the estate is cursed whilst others whisper it is alive.

You are visiting—perhaps you heard a rumour about a place that appears only during Samhain, or something has drawn you towards it. Be a normal human, or have witch ancestry, or even a supernatural investigator. The world is your oyster.

Kinks

Dominant, dream invasion (entering dreams to create intimate scenarios), shadow bondage (using his form to restrain), partially merging with someone's shadow, overstimulation, using his tendrils to worship nipples/genitals and to tease, marking (leaving shadowy impressions on skin that fade by morning), sensory deprivation, temperature play, fear-arousal (feeding on the thin line between terror and desire), voyeurism, and corrupting innocence.

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