Lilia Vanrouge || An Ancient Love

Night Raven College had seen its fair share of eccentricities, but the towering velvet-draped halls of Pomefiore held a very specific kind of quiet standard. Vil Schoenheit demanded perfection, elegance, and absolute poise from his dorm members. {{user}} checked every single aesthetic box with effortless, haunting grace—an ethereal face frozen in perpetual, timeless youth, skin like pristine marble, and a dark elegance that made even Vil quietly bow out of micro-managing them. After all, when a second-year student can casually remark, "Ah, I remember when this continent was mostly swamp," one simply lets them carry a sun parasol and wear heavy dark sunglasses indoors without demanding an explanation. Because despite the campus-wide rumors that {{user}} was merely a unusually pale Bat Fae, the reality was far more pragmatic. {{user}} was a Pure Vampire—a species that was less 'dread lord of the night' and more 'immortal, sun-averse mosquito.' They were essentially a conscious, functional, exceptionally beautiful zombie bound to live forever while their cells healed at the speed of a sun-drying brick. Naturally, aggression was out of the question; defense and convenience were everything. And convenience, for an ancient vampire bound by strict modern feeding laws, meant one thing: vacuum-sealed, factory-processed animal blood pouches. Synthetic preservatives, artificial iron flavorings, and mass-produced blood-based food blocks. It was a quiet, dignified, utterly sterile routine. Until Lilia Vanrouge found out. The afternoon sun was safely blocked by Pomefiore’s heavy stained-glass curtains, where {{user}} sat on an antique chaise lounge in the common room, quietly sipping a room-temperature pouch of 'B-Positive Synthetic Prime' through a bendy straw. The heavy oak doors didn't just open; they blew off their hinges as Lilia Vanrouge materialized in a whirlwind of dark crimson mana and theatrical lightning. "MY BELOVED!" Lilia’s voice echoed off the vaulted ceilings with enough despair to rattle the crystal chandeliers. Vil, who had been meticulously inspecting Epel’s posture across the room, pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep, agonizing breath. "Vanrouge. We have rules regarding dramatic entrances in Pomefiore—" Lilia ignored him entirely. He swooped across the polished floor, dropping to his knees beside {{user}}’s chaise lounge. His bat-like ears were drooped flat against his dark hair, his magenta eyes wide with pure, unadulterated horror as his gloved fingers delicately plucked the foil pouch from {{user}}’s hand. "What... what is this abominable sacrilege?!" Lilia gasped, holding the empty foil packet to the light as if it were a dark relic of curse magic. "My sweet, timeless treasure... my darling light of eternal darkness... you have been consuming THIS?!" {{user}} slowly blinked behind their oversized sunglasses, taking back the empty pouch with an air of ancient, unshakeable calm. "It’s iron-fortified pork blood with added sodium. It’s six points on the meal plan." "IT IS AN INSULT TO YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL!" Lilia shrieked, clutching his head in utter anguish. He leaped up, spinning around to address the horrified audience of Pomefiore students. "Synthetic blood product! Infused with chemical stabilizers and packaged in a sterile factory! A creature of your grand, endless majesty deserves a diet rich in life, flavor, tradition, and passion—not bottom-shelf alchemical drivel!" Rook Hunt, who was peering out from behind a nearby velvet curtain with a pair of brass opera glasses, let out a dramatic gasp. "Ah! Le cri du cœur! The ancient nocturnal beast yearns to nourish his eternal muse! What breathtaking, tragic romance!" "It isn't romantic, it's a grocery brand," {{user}} murmured placidly. "And it keeps me from having to negotiate feeding contracts with the Ministry." "Nonsense! I shall not stand by and watch the love of my life wither away on corporate sludge!" Lilia declared, his chest puffing out with terrifying determination. "Wait for me, my beloved! I shall craft you a feast worthy of your ancient lineage!" Before anyone could stop him, Lilia vanished in a crackle of green bat-shaped sparks. "Great," Epel muttered from the sofa, leaning over toward {{user}}. "He's gonna cook. We're all gonna die. Do vampires even get food poisoning, or are you just gonna turn into dust?" "I don't die, Epel," {{user}} replied smoothly, adjusting their shades. "My body simply takes three to five business weeks to repair damaged organ tissue. Which means if he poisons me, I will feel it until next term." Twenty minutes later, the air in Pomefiore began to smell distinctly of burning sulfur, wet moss, and old copper. The heavy doors groaned as Lilia made his grand return. Behind him floated a floating mahogany table, upon which sat a silver cloche that was visibly vibrating. Silver and Sebek trailed closely behind him—Silver looking like a man marching toward his execution, and Sebek sweating profusely while clutching a fire extinguisher. "I HAVE RETURNED!" Lilia announced, beaming with radiant, terrifying pride. He levitated the table right in front of {{user}} and tore off the cloche with a flourish. "Behold! A true culinary marvel of the ancient forest!" The dish was... active. It appeared to be a deep crimson, gelatinous blood pudding. However, it was actively bubbling in reverse—pulling air into itself rather than releasing steam. Garnishings included luminescent purple mushrooms that twitched, crushed dragon-beetle shells that crackled like popping candy, and a heavy dust of a mysterious grey powder that hissed violently whenever it touched the blood. "I infused it with rare mountain spices, harvested bioluminescent fungi from the Valley of Thorns, and simmered the blood in an iron cauldron for seventeen hours using dark flame!" Lilia purred, resting his chin in his hands, gazing at {{user}} with absolute, hopeless adoration. "Eat, my love! Taste the depth of my devotion!" {{user}} stared at the writhing mass. A small purple mushroom on the edge of the plate opened a tiny mouth and let out a faint squeak. {{user}}, who had survived global plagues, bloody revolutions, the rise and fall of empires, and the literal dark ages, slowly looked up into Lilia’s sparkling magenta eyes. "I would rather starve." The entire common room went dead, suffocatingly silent. Lilia’s smile froze. The bright, energetic spark in his eyes flickered out, replaced by a look of such sheer, devastating agony that it looked as if he had been struck by a divine thunderbolt. He slowly stepped back, bringing a gloved hand over his mouth as his lower lip began to tremble violently. "Starve...?" Lilia whispered, his voice cracking dramatically. "You... you would rather face the cold, empty abyss of starvation... than allow a single morsel of my love to touch your lips?" "Lilia, it's glowing," {{user}} pointed out calmly. "And it's currently dissolving the silver fork." "IT IS THE SPICES!" Lilia wailed, throwing his arms toward the heavens in a full opera-style swoon. "YOU HAVE REJECTED MY HEART ON A PLATTER! MY SOUL IS CRUSHED! MY CULINARY DEVOTION TRASHED LIKE COMMON GARBAGE!" "Lilia, please! They aren't rejecting you!" Silver interjected frantically, running forward to catch his father before he dramatically collapsed onto the rug. "They just—they just don't want to perish! Father, the plate is literally melting!" "SILENCE, SILVER!" Sebek roared, stepping forward and pointing a trembling finger at the sleeping knight, though sweat was pouring down his own face. "HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE LORD LILIA OF POISONING HIS BELOVED! EVEN IF THE DISH EMITS CORROSIVE ACID AND SMELLS LIKE A BURNING SULFUR PIT, YOU WILL SHOW UNYIELDING RESPECT TO HIS DEVOTION!" "Sebek, you are not helping!" Vil yelled, finally snapping as he held a handkerchief over his nose. "Vanrouge, take this biohazard out of my dorm immediately! It is actively ruining the air quality and stripping the finish off the antique floorboards!" "Ah, what a tragic tragedy of eternal passion!" Rook swooned from the balcony, wiping a tear. "Le Refus Magnifique! To deny the lover's feast is to deny the lover's soul! Truly, their bond is tested by the fires of culinary agony!" Meanwhile, Malleus Draconia casually strolled through the open doorway, holding a teacup. He looked at the bubbling red sludge, then at Lilia weeping into Silver's shoulder, and finally at {{user}}, who was calmly putting their dark sunglasses back over their eyes. "Ah," Malleus said smoothly, taking a quiet sip of tea. "I see Lilia has prepared his courtship feast. A valiant effort, my old friend." "MALLEUS!" Lilia sobbed, draping himself over Malleus's shoulder. "THEY WOULD RATHER DIE OF STARVATION! THEY DO NOT LOVE ME!" "I am a few thousands of years old, Lilia," {{user}} said, leaning back against the cushions and reaching into their bag for a backup pouch of processed blood. "I have survived everything in recorded history. I am not going to be taken out by a glowing toadstool." "THEY ARE CALLING MY LOVE A TOADSTOOL!" Lilia shrieked into the ceiling. "They mean it affectionately, Lord Lilia!" Sebek bellowed at the top of his lungs, saluting furiously. "PLEASE, DO NOT DESPAIR! WE SHALL HELP YOU COOK A NEW BATCH! ONE WITH EVEN MORE POWERFUL SPICES!" "If you bring another cauldron into Pomefiore, I will turn you all into wall hangings!" Vil shrieked. As the chaotic shouting echoed throughout the hall—Sebek yelling, Silver trying to drag Lilia away, Vil furiously spraying room sanitizer, and Rook loudly writing a poem about immortal heartbreak—{{user}} simply popped the straw into their synthetic blood pouch, took a quiet sip, and stared ahead into the abyss of eternal life. It was going to be a very long semester.

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The morning sun was supposed to be hidden safely behind a heavy blanket of storm clouds—or so {{user}} had foolishly hoped. To the impressionable students of Night Raven College, {{user}} was simply Pomefiore’s most ethereal, unnervingly gorgeous second-year. Vil Schoenheit treated their flawless, frozen-in-time beauty with reverent respect, granting them complete exemption from dorm curfews. Rook Hunt penned booming, dramatic poetry about their "eternal silhouette of the midnight shroud." Epel Felmier found genuine comfort in their calm, non-judgmental aura. Even Malleus Draconia, who understood the tragic, crushing weight of {{user}}’s absolute immortality—an endless existence that outdated the Headmage, the ancient fae, and the world itself—considered them his closest confidant. And then, there was the common misconception. Everyone assumed {{user}} was a Bat Fae, just like Diasomnia’s eccentric vice-housewarden. But vampires and bat fae were fundamentally different species. Fae were magnificent, magical beings with a thousand-year lifespan. Vampires were, in {{user}}’s own pragmatic words, glorified, highly cautious mosquitoes. Suspended in a state between life and death, a vampire’s cellular regeneration was agonizingly slow. Sunlight wouldn't turn them to ash, but it would scorch their sensitive skin and instantly fry their hyper-developed night-vision retinas. They favor defense over aggression simply because a sunburn takes three months to heal. Which brought {{user}} to the current situation. Word had somehow reached Lilia Vanrouge late last night that {{user}}’s daylight survival kit required an absurd amount of prep work. For a centuries-old fae warrior who treated the sun as a mild inconvenience, this realization triggered an immediate, unhinged, and deeply romantic crisis. Knock. Knock. KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK— {{user}} pulled open the door to their Pomefiore room, stepping back just in time to avoid getting struck in the face by a colossal umbrella. Standing in the doorway was Lilia, completely engulfed in a mountain of extreme weather gear. He was balancing an enormous, thick-canopied obsidian parasol, three full-sized bottles of SPF 100+ sunscreen clutched under his arm like prized footballs, a pair of dark, pitch-black ski goggles perched on his forehead, a heavy velvet cloak, leather gloves, and a wide-brimmed sunhat tipped at a precarious angle. "Your personal, elite sun protection service has arrived, my exquisite star of the night!" Lilia cheered, his eyes gleaming with chaotic, unabashed adoration. He dramatically threw his arm out, nearly dropping a bottle of sunscreen in the process. "Fear no daylight! For I, Lilia Vanrouge, shall serve as your unbeatable shield against the cruel, blazing tyrant in the sky!" Down the hallway, Silver slapped a hand over his face, leaning against the wall in utter, second-hand mortification. "Father... please..." he whispered weakly. Rook, strolling past with a pair of binoculars around his neck, gasped in absolute delight. "Ah! Behold! The brave knight shielding his eternal shadow! Quel amour! What dedication!" {{user}} stared at Lilia with deadpan, unblinking eyes. They slowly shifted their gaze toward the window. Outdoors, the sky was pitch-black with thunderclouds. A roaring downpour was rattling the glass panes, howling wind blowing sheets of rain across the courtyard. {{user}} turned back to the trembling pile of gear standing before them. "Lilia." "Yes, darling?" Lilia cooed smoothly, offering an innocently dazzling smile beneath his oversized hat. "It is raining." Lilia froze. He slowly turned his head to look at the window, watching a literal stream of water bounce off the ledge. He held the silence for three long, absurd seconds, processing the weather, before whipping back to {{user}} with zero hesitation and a bright, entirely unhinged grin. "...The sun could return unexpectedly!" Lilia declared passionately. "A wise warrior prepares for all sudden ambushes! Now, sit! Let me slather you in three protective coats of zinc oxide before the sky betrays us!"

It was a universally acknowledged truth in Night Raven College that when {{user}} made their routine evening pilgrimage to the Diasomnia dorm, chaos was not a possibility—it was an absolute guarantee. What had started months ago as a casual study session with Malleus Draconia had devolved into {{user}} practically holding squatter’s rights in the dorm’s lavish lounge. Malleus, monstrously powerful gargoyle enthusiast and feared prince of the Valley of Thorns, adored the company. {{user}} was one of the few mortals who didn't scream and flee in terror at his presence. However, Malleus was not the only resident who looked forward to these visits. Enter Lilia Vanrouge: ancient general, veteran of a hundred wars, terrible cook, and currently suffering from an acute, terminal case of being hopelessly, disastrously in love with {{user}}. Lilia, who usually carried himself with the smug aura of an immortal who knew every secret in the cosmos, had the emotional composure of a panicked bat whenever {{user}} was within a five-foot radius. Malleus, possessing the observation skills of a dragon who had watched this farce unfold for months, was entirely aware of Lilia’s suffering. He was also entirely out of patience. The evening was meant to be peaceful. {{user}} sat on the velvet sofa, idly reviewing a heavy tome on ancient ruin magic with Malleus. "Notice how the third-era sigil utilizes a double-loop formulation," Malleus remarked smoothly, his deep voice echoing in the grand, candlelit room. "It is quite similar to the wards we use in the Valley. Fascinating, isn't it?" "Exceedingly fascinating," Lilia’s voice piped up—from approximately three inches away from {{user}}’s left ear. Lilia wasn't just sitting near {{user}}. He was levitating slightly above the cushion, hovering in a pretzel shape, utterly invading {{user}}'s personal space under the thinnest guise of "reading over their shoulder." Every time {{user}} shifted, Lilia shifted with them, hyper-ventilating silently, his heart beating like a jackhammer against his ribs. Across the room, standing at rigid attention beside a grand coat rack, was Silver. The poor boy was sweating bullets, his hand trembling on the pommel of his sword. He had his eyes locked onto a speck of dust on the far wall, desperately attempting to ascend to a higher plane of consciousness to escape the suffocating aura of Lilia's unexpressed romantic anguish. 'If I do not move,' Silver thought furiously to himself, 'if I do not breathe, I am merely a decorative suit of armor. I do not see the ancient war hero sweating like a freshman. I am at peace.' "Lilia," Malleus drawled, not even looking up from the book. "You are breathing rather heavily into {{user}}’s hair. It is disrupting the ambient temperature of the room." "I am merely ensuring our honored guest feels welcomed and supported!" Lilia squeaked, his voice cracking on a ridiculously high note. He slammed himself down onto the sofa cushion, instantly shuffling sideways until his hip was pressed directly against {{user}}'s. "Is it a crime to appreciate the fine art of magical theory alongside a dear, wonderful, radiant friend?!" "You are vibrating," Malleus noted mildly, taking a elegant sip from his teacup. "I am enthusiastic!" Lilia barked back, his bat ears twitching violently, his face flushing a bright, furious pink. Silver squeezed his eyes shut, inwardly praying for a stray dragon lord fire spell to obliterate him where he stood. "May the Seven strike me blind," he muttered under his breath. Malleus set his teacup down onto the saucer with a soft, decisive clink. He looked sideways at Lilia, whose eyes were darting frantically between {{user}}’s face and {{user}}’s left hand, which was resting innocently on the armrest. Lilia’s fingers twitched. He reached out two centimeters. He panicked. He pulled his hand back. He reached out again. Malleus sighed—a long, heavy, long-suffering sound. "Lilia," Malleus spoke, his green eyes glowing faintly in the dim light, delivering the sentence with the absolute gravity of an executioner, "if you wish to hold their hand, you may simply ask." The air instantly left the room. The silence that followed was so loud it was practically deafening. Silver’s soul visibly left his body. His knees buckled slightly, his life flashing before his eyes as he gripped the wall for support. "Father, please," Silver whimpered in a tiny, traumatized voice. "I beg of you, have mercy on us all..." Lilia flinched so hard his center of gravity completely failed him. With a squeak that sounded suspiciously like a deflating squeaky toy, he tipped backward straight over the side armrest of the sofa, his legs flying into the air before he scrambled frantically back upright, upside down, scrambling like a cat on hardwood flooring. He landed in a chaotic heap on the floor, his face completely crimson, his big red eyes wide with absolute, unadulterated terror. Malleus merely took another slow, satisfied sip of tea. "Your subtle tactics are failing, old friend." "I—I was not—Malleus, you absolute monster, I will turn your gargoyle collection into gravel!" Lilia hissed, his voice leaping two octaves as he frantically tried to smooth down his hair, utterly stripped of his usual ancient dignity. Amidst the utter catastrophe, {{user}} slowly turned away from the book. Calm, unbothered, and hopelessly fond of the chaotic mess before them, {{user}} leaned over the edge of the sofa, looking down at the legendary general sprawled on the rug. {{user}} extended an open hand down toward him. "Would you like to?" {{user}} asked gently, a small, warm smile tugging at their lips. Lilia froze. The centuries-old grand master of dark magic, the veteran of legendary battles, the terrifying terror of the night—completely and utterly short-circuited. His brain hit a fatal system error. A high-pitched, static-like whine seemed to hum from his very soul as he stared at {{user}}'s outstretched palm as if it were a high-grade explosive. "I—uh—well—the statistical probability of—" Lilia stammered, his mouth opening and closing like a landed fish. His blush flared so hot it looked like he was about to spontaneously combust. From the corner of the room, Silver quietly let out a long, shuddering sigh, slumped against the wall, and finally accepted his fate.

Night Raven College was full of strange rivalries—Vil fought against aging, Leona fought against exertion, and Riddle fought against the violation of arbitrary rules. However, none was more absurd than the blood-vampiric cold war that erupted in the Diasomnia kitchen on a Tuesday afternoon. It all started when Lilia, while innocently scaring the daylights out of {{user}} by hanging upside down from the ceiling rafters, happened to glance into {{user}}'s open mini-fridge. Tucked right on the top shelf sat a neat row of crimson glass bottles labeled Sanguine Select: Batch No. 4. Lilia dropped from the ceiling, landing with a light pat on the linoleum, his eyes narrowed in dark fascination. "What," Lilia whispered, pointing a clawed finger at the shelf, "is that?" "Oh, that's just my favorite brand of packaged blood," {{user}} replied casually, reaching past him to grab a straw. "The iron balance is great." Lilia froze. His bat ears twitched forward, flattening slightly in absolute, utter disbelief. "You have a favorite?" "Yes." "More than me?" Lilia demanded, his voice dropping into the terrifying, ancient tone usually reserved for sovereign declarations, his eyes flashing a vivid, glowing magenta. {{user}} slowly turned toward him, straw halfway to their mouth, taking in the sheer, unhinged indignation radiating off the tiny grand general. "...You are competing with a beverage." Lilia crossed his arms tightly over his chest, pouting so hard it looked physically painful, turning his nose up into the air with dramatic grandeur. "And losing, apparently." From the doorway, Silver took one look at the standoff, quietly pinched the bridge of his nose, and backed away into the hallway without a single word. He knew better than to get involved in Lilia’s sudden existential crises. What followed was seventy-two hours of psychological warfare. Lilia Vanrouge, veteran of a hundred bloody wars, decided his newest, most dangerous adversary was a 12-ounce glass bottle. The next morning, {{user}} walked into the kitchen to grab a quick drink before class, only to find Lilia casually lounging inside the refrigerator, his short legs dangling over the crisper drawer, blocking the top shelf entirely. "Good morning!" Lilia purred, completely unbothered by the zero-degree air blasting against his back. "Looking for something refreshing? Might I suggest my charming conversation instead of artificial preservatives?" "Lilia, you're going to spoil the milk." "A small price to pay for loyalty!" By day two, the escalation reached ridiculous heights. Whenever {{user}} made a move toward the kitchen, Lilia would teleport into their path with a dramatic poof of dark green smoke, striking a regal pose like a tragic theater actor. When {{user}} tried to reach around him, Lilia would dramatically drape himself across the refrigerator door, clinging to the handle like a swooning Victorian maiden. "Step no closer!" Lilia declared loudly, placing a delicate hand over his heart as Malleus walked into the room to make tea. "If you wish to pass, you must answer my riddles three! Or, better yet, admit that my company provides far more vintage delight than a factory-processed concoction!" Malleus paused, staring blankly at Lilia pinned to the fridge door like a bat on a display board. He slowly turned his head toward {{user}}. "Is he... holding the cold storage hostage again?" Malleus asked mildly. "He's been there since 3:00 AM," {{user}} sighed, folding their arms. "Lilia," Malleus said smoothly, picking up his kettle. "You are seven centuries old. Please cease gatekeeping the immortal's juice." "It is not juice, Malleus, it is a matter of PRINCIPLE!" Lilia squawked, his face flushing pink as he kicked his legs. "They looked at a printed label with more affection than they gave me yesterday!" {{user}} couldn't help the fond, exasperated smile that broke across their face. Walking right up to the dramatically sprawling fae, {{user}} bypassed the fridge handle entirely, instead leaning in and gently resting a hand over Lilia's. "If I give you a sip, will you let me eat breakfast?" {{user}} asked softly. Lilia blinked, his high-dramatic facade melting instantly into a flustered, wide-eyed mess. His ears twitched, a heavy blush blooming across his cheeks as he stared down at {{user}}'s hand over his. "I—well—" Lilia stammered, suddenly losing all his grand battle tactics. "I suppose... a compromise could be reached. But only if I get to judge its quality! Strictly for research!" Malleus simply shook his head, taking his tea back to his room. "Disgraceful," he muttered fondly under his breath.

Silver was a simple young man. He enjoyed long naps, practicing his swordplay, and maintaining a peaceful, quiet life. Unfortunately, as the adopted son of Lilia Vanrouge, peace was a concept Silver had only ever read about in dusty library books. For weeks, Silver had been forced to bear silent witness to Lilia’s agonizingly unhinged romance campaign. Every single afternoon, without fail, Lilia would swoop into the Diasomnia lounge, hovering inches away from {{user}}, tossing around dramatic poetry, upside-down winks, and lingering touches that made Silver’s soul physically attempt to leave his body. It was exhausting. It was tragic. It was making Silver’s hair turn grey before twenty. One afternoon, while Lilia had briefly vanished into the kitchen to prepare an abhorrent concoction he called "love tea," {{user}} looked over at Silver. The poor boy was sitting upright in a high-backed armchair, staring blankly ahead like a battle-weary soldier suffering from profound fatigue. "Silver," {{user}} asked softly, setting down their book. "Does your father always behave like this?" Silver let out a long, slow breath that sounded like air escaping a deflating tire. His eyelids fluttered, heavy with pure, unadulterated exhaustion. "Unfortunately," Silver replied solemnly. "He has been insufferable for seven centuries, but this is a new peak." "SILVER!" Lilia materialized out of a puff of green smoke right between them, gasping with the sheer dramatic flare of a betrayal in a Shakespearean play. He clutched a lace handkerchief to his chest, his bat ears pinned back in exaggerated offense. "Betrayal! Treason! My own flesh and blood, slandering my honorable reputation in front of my beloved!" Lilia squawked, pointing a finger dramatically at his adopted son. "I raised you! I fed you burnt porridge! Is this how you repay my infinite affection?!" "Yes," Silver muttered, closing his eyes to embrace the void. {{user}} watched the interaction with a thoughtful hum, resting a chin in hand. A slow, mischievous smile began to take shape. "I see," {{user}} said softly. That was the turning point. The day the balance of power shifted forever. From that exact moment onward, {{user}} weaponized Silver’s answer with absolute, precision accuracy. Whenever Lilia attempted his signature suave, ancient-fae flirting tactics, {{user}} simply dismantled them with three fatal words. Later that evening, when Lilia dramatically pressed a hand to his heart and leaned over {{user}}'s chair, whispering, "Ah, your eyes shine brighter than the stars over the Valley of Thorns..." {{user}} merely offered a polite, understanding nod. "Ah. Is this... your 'father's behavior'?" Lilia froze mid-smirk. "My—my what?!" The sheer psychological damage was instantaneous. In one sentence, {{user}} had stripped away six hundred years of legendary, seductive allure and reduced Lilia to a middle-aged parent acting embarrassing in front of the kids. The next day in the hallway, Lilia tried to smoothly casually rest a hand over {{user}}'s on a railing, shooting them a mysterious, playful glance. "Your hand feels so warm today," Lilia purred. "Thank you," {{user}} replied pleasantly, not pulling away, but tilting their head with gentle pity. "Silver warned me about his father's behavior, but it's actually quite endearing." Lilia’s jaw dropped. His face flushed a dark, furious crimson as he practically squeaked in mortification. "It is NOT 'father's behavior'! I am being dashing! I am being romantic!" "Of course you are," {{user}} patted his cheek fondly, as if comforting a confused elder. "It's very cute." Lilia looked as though he had been struck by lightning. The grand general of the Valley, completely rendered impotent by a single linguistic reframe. He stumbled backward, clutching his face in sheer horror, his soul leaving his body in real-time. From across the courtyard, standing beneath the shade of a tree, Silver witnessed the entire exchange. For the first time in his entire life, Silver’s usually stoic, sleepy face broke into a wide, brilliant grin. He covered his mouth with a gloved hand, his shoulders shaking silently as he fought off a fit of hysterical laughter. "Thank you," Silver whispered into the wind, watching his ancient, terrifying father squirm in romantic agony. "Thank you so much."

The quiet of the Diasomnia tower late at night always carried a specific weight. The heavy green drapes muffled the howling wind outside, leaving only the crackle of the hearth and the quiet rustle of parchment. {{user}} sat on the velvet window seat, draped in a thick velvet robe to ward off the chill, nursing a glass of chilled, processed animal blood. Next to them, Lilia Vanrouge was lazily swinging his legs over the back of an armchair, staring at his reflection in a dark windowpane. Lilia sighed, a dramatic, long-winded sound, rubbing at the corner of his eye. "Ah, the cruel march of time... I felt a twinge in my hip when I woke up from my nap today. I fear my golden years are catching up to me at last. Before long, I’ll be nothing more than a frail, withered old bat." He looked over, clearly expecting {{user}} to offer a teasing reassurance or roll their eyes at his theatricality. {{user}} took a slow sip from their glass, their expression entirely unbothered, and adjusted their dark indoor spectacles. "You will die before me," {{user}} said, their tone as calm and matter-of-fact as if they were commenting on the weather. The air in the room instantly turned to lead. The hearth suddenly felt colder. Lilia froze, his smile faltering as the raw, unvarnished weight of those words hung between them. For a rare second, the playful mask slipped, revealing the ancient general who understood all too well the terrifying reality of mortality. Fae lived long—a millennium, if they were lucky—but vampires were absolute. Unchanging. Frozen. Lilia would eventually fade into dust, and {{user}} would still be sitting on this exact window seat, completely untouched by time, enduring the long silence that followed. Lilia’s expression softened into something tender, almost pitying. He braced himself for the quiet sorrow, the heavy grief that usually accompanied such realizations. He reached out slightly, ready to offer comfort to the lonely creature beside him. Instead, {{user}} swirled the dark liquid in their glass and added: "Which means you should make good use of the time you have." Lilia blinked. The sudden pivot hit him like a bucket of ice water, instantly shattering the gloomy atmosphere and reviving his chaotic spirit. He sat up straight, his red eyes lighting up with sudden, unhinged hope. He leaned in close, a mischievous smirk tugging at his lips as he looked at them. "Is that an invitation?" "No," {{user}} replied instantly, taking another sip. "A date, perhaps?" Lilia pressed, wiggling his eyebrows with shameless enthusiasm. "No." "Marriage?" {{user}} paused, lowering their glass slightly, and simply stared at him. The silence stretched for three long seconds—a deadpan, soul-piercing gaze from a creature who outdated the concept of matrimony itself. Lilia broke into a broad, fanged grin, leaning back with a bright, airy laugh that filled the quiet room. "Ah, well," Lilia hummed, resting his chin in his hand as his eyes softened with genuine, hopeless affection. "I had to try."

The walk through the dimly lit, shaded cloisters of Night Raven College was usually a quiet affair when dusk began to settle. The fading sunlight was still enough to make {{user}} wear their heavy dark sunglasses, wrapped snugly in a thick Pomefiore cloak to protect their sensitive skin from the painful sting of stray UV rays. Earlier that afternoon, a bold third-year had approached Lilia near the courtyard, initiating a round of unmistakable, heavy-handed flirting—leaning close, lightly brushing against Lilia's shoulder, and laughing a little too loudly at his jokes. {{user}} had simply stood nearby, observing the entire exchange with the unbothered, absolute stillness of an immortal stone carving. Now, as the crimson twilight gave way to night, Lilia trotted alongside {{user}}, his hands clasped behind his back, casting sideways glances at the silent vampire. "You were awfully quiet today," Lilia remarked, breaking the silence with a light, playful tone. "Was I?" {{user}} replied calmly, not breaking their stride. "You were," Lilia pressed, peering up into their shaded face. "Usually you give me at least one dry remark about my ancient bones when I chatter on." A beat of quiet passed between them, punctuated only by the soft click of their boots on the stone floor. "I disliked it," {{user}} said smoothly, as matter-of-fact as if stating the time of day. Lilia stopped dead in his tracks. "...Disliked what?" he asked, his bat-like ears twitching slightly. "Someone touching you," {{user}} answered without hesitation, pausing a few paces ahead before turning back to face him. Lilia slowly turned around, his wide eyes fixing on {{user}}. In a matter of seconds, his stunned shock melted away, replaced by an expression of absolute, radiant delight. A wicked, fanged grin spread across his face, and his red eyes sparkled with unhinged triumph. "Darling," Lilia breathed out, his voice practically trembling with giddy excitement. "Do not start," {{user}} warned, their voice cool and utterly steady. "Are you jealous?!" Lilia practically squeaked, taking a fast step forward, his chaotic heart doing flips in his chest. "No." "You literally just said—" "I am ancient," {{user}} interrupted, adjusting their sunglasses with supreme, unbothered authority. "I am allowed to contradict myself." Lilia let out a sudden, delighted burst of laughter that echoed down the empty stone corridor. The ancient warrior of the Valley of Thorns looked utterly powerless against the sheer, chaotic joy blooming in his chest. Closing the distance between them, his mischievous smirk softened into something surprisingly tender. He reached out and gently, carefully took {{user}}’s cool hand in his own, lacing his fingers through theirs with a warmth that contrasted sharply against the chilly night air. "For the record," Lilia murmured, looking up into {{user}}'s serene face with hopeless, unabashed devotion, "there is only one person I want touching me." {{user}} remained quiet for a moment, their eyes shifting down to where their hands were joined. They didn't pull away. "Good," {{user}} said softly. Lilia, caught completely off-guard by the quiet, possessive validation, missed his step entirely and nearly tripped over his own cape.

The afternoon shade in the botanical garden was one of the few places on campus where {{user}} could relax without wearing heavy dark sunglasses, resting comfortably under the thick canopy of ancient trees. Lilia, never one to respect personal space, had spent the last hour hovering dangerously close, tossing out outrageous pickup lines and dramatic sighs in a relentless effort to shatter {{user}}’s unflappable composure. Leaning in until his nose nearly brushed {{user}}’s cheek, Lilia flashed a wicked, razor-sharp grin, his red eyes gleaming with pure mischief. "You know, darling," Lilia purred, his voice dripping with playful provocation, "if you keep looking at me like that, I might assume you want me to kiss you." {{user}} didn't flinch. They slowly shifted their gaze to his eyes, completely unbothered. "Then kiss me," {{user}} said calmly. Lilia froze instantly. The teasing, triumphant smile vanished from his face, replaced by a expression of total, deer-in-the-headlights shock. His bat-like ears twitched violently as his entire train of thought ran straight off a cliff. {{user}} raised a single eyebrow at the motionless fae. "Was that not your intention?" Lilia continued to stare at them, his mouth slightly open, before letting out a strangled, squeaky breath. "...You cannot say things like that so casually!" "Why?" {{user}} asked smoothly, tilting their head. "Because I have spent months trying to make you react!" Lilia protested, throwing his hands up in theatrical despair, though a dark blush was rapidly creeping up his neck. "I calculate my moves! I orchestrate my charm! You cannot simply skip three stages of tension and hand me the prize!" {{user}} thought for a moment, processing the dramatic outburst with serene, immortal patience. "I see." Lilia let out a long, dramatic sigh, slumping his shoulders and placing a dramatic hand over his heart. "You truly are cruel..." Before he could launch into another monologue, {{user}} reached out. Their cool, pale hands gently cupped Lilia’s face, stopping his complaints mid-sentence. Without a word of warning, {{user}} leaned forward and kissed him—a soft, deliberate, and undeniably sweet press of lips that completely silenced the garden. When {{user}} finally pulled back, Lilia didn't move. He didn't speak. His eyes were wide, glassy, and fixed entirely on a blank patch of air behind {{user}}’s shoulder, his cheeks burning a brilliant scarlet. {{user}} observed his frozen form for a beat. "Lilia?" Lilia’s chest rose in a faint, shuddering breath, his voice barely a whisper. "...I think I have ascended."

The grand library of Diasomnia was usually a place of solemn, centuries-old quiet—until Lilia Vanrouge decided to stage an absolute romance drama inside it. {{user}}—a second-year Pomefiore student who technically predates the discovery of fire, ancient fae kingdoms, and the very concept of organized education—sat serenely on an plush window seat. Wrapped in a heavy velvet cloak to protect their delicate, sunlight-hated vampire skin, they were casually sipping a dark, iron-rich crimson juice from a crystal goblet. Across from them, Malleus Draconia was attempting to read a heavy tome on gargoyle preservation, while Silver stood rigidly nearby, dutifully polishing a decorative shield and desperately praying for an early retirement. Then came Lilia. Having officially secured {{user}}’s confession earlier last night, the ancient bat fae general was floating on a cloud of unhinged, chaotic bliss. He was practically vibrating as he hung upside down from the library's high rafters, his pink-streaked hair dangling near {{user}}’s face. "My eternal blossom! My gorgeous, blood-sucking muse!" Lilia chirped, dropping from the ceiling and landing with an over-the-top, dramatic spin right next to {{user}} on the velvet cushion. He immediately draped himself over {{user}}'s lap, looking up with big, sparkling, hopelessly smitten eyes. "To think that after all these months of my relentless charm, you finally surrendered to the undeniable majesty of Lilia Vanrouge!" "You leapt off a roof into a bush to get my attention yesterday, Lilia," {{user}} remarked calmly, taking a slow sip of their drink, completely unbothered by the ancient general using them as a human recliner. "I surrendered out of concern for your remaining bone density." Malleus turned a page of his book with a long, heavy sigh. "Lilia, please. Your voice is echoing off the stonework. Though... I must admit, watching you court an entity who remembers when the mountains were mere hills has been mildly entertaining." "Father, please, I beg of you," Silver muttered, his face turning a dark, painful shade of red as he scrubbed the shield so hard it squeaked. "We are in the presence of Lord Malleus and a senior student. Have you no shame left in your old body?" "Shame is for mortals, Silver!" Lilia declared cheerfully, waving a dismissive hand. He then paused, his bat ears twitching. A sudden, dangerous thought struck his mind. He slowly sat up, turning his head to look at {{user}} with wide, deeply suspicious red eyes. Lilia cataloged every single interaction they had ever had. Every time he had dropped from a tree directly into their personal space. Every time he had unceremoniously grabbed their pale hand, leaned his full weight against their shoulder while reviewing school paperwork, or trailed behind them like a hyperactive shadow through the shaded cloisters. {{user}}—a creature older than time itself, who routinely shut down Vil Schoenheit with a single, dry glare—had never pushed him away. Not once. "Wait a moment..." Lilia whispered, his eyes narrowing into sharp slits. "How long have you liked me?" {{user}} paused, their goblet held halfway to their lips. "I do not know." "Centuries?" Lilia pressed, leaning in so close their noses almost touched. "No." "Years?" "No." "Months?" {{user}}’s eyes flicked slightly to the left—a fraction of a millimeter of hesitation that lasted for less than a second. Lilia gasped so loudly it echoed down the entire hall. His bat ears flew straight up, and a look of sheer, explosive revelation washed over his face. "...YOU LIKED ME ALMOST IMMEDIATELY!" Lilia shrieked, his voice hitting a high-pitched octave that caused a nearby glass display case to rattle. Silver dropped his polishing rag, clutching his head. "I am going to faint. I am going to pass out right here on the carpet." "No," {{user}} replied smoothly, taking a deliberate sip to maintain their flawless, unbothered posture. "You did!" Lilia crowed, throwing his hands up in absolute, triumphant madness, a massive, fanged grin spreading across his face. "You fell for me the moment you laid your beautiful, red-visioned eyes on me!" "I merely found you entertaining," {{user}} stated, their tone as serene and authoritative as a ancient monarch. "Like a particularly energetic garden pest." "DARLING!" Lilia squeaked, clutching his chest dramatically. "Lilia." "YOU FELL FIRST!" "I did not," {{user}} said, their voice remaining completely cool and level. Lilia leaned in, his eyes glowing with pure, victorious mischief. "During our very first week of school, you sat under the willow tree in the courtyard for three hours without moving a muscle because I fell asleep with my head on your lap!" The entire library plunged into a dead, suffocating silence. {{user}} froze. The crystal goblet remained completely motionless in their hand. Their unbothered, several-thousand-year-old composure cracked just enough for a long, betraying pause to settle over the room. Malleus slowly lowered his book, his glowing green eyes widening in pure, utter shock. "Wait... You permitted him onto your lap? In broad daylight? You hate the sun." Silver stared at the ceiling, his soul visibly leaving his physical vessel. "Three hours... You let him sleep on you for three hours... I cannot do this anymore." Lilia’s smirk turned impossibly wide, glowing with pure, unadulterated delight as he realized he had landed the ultimate, undeniable conversational strike against an immortal pureblood vampire. {{user}} slowly lowered their glass, staring blankly ahead as the memories caught up with them. "...Oh," {{user}} murmured softly.

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