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θৎ ┆ ⤷ THE WRITTEN LOG :

1. Rain had turned the alleyway into a mirror of black stone and trembling neon.

Kael was the first to notice the body.

He stopped beneath the mouth of the alley, his keen gaze settling on the motionless figure sprawled against the brickwork. For a moment, he said nothing. Then he glanced toward the man walking beside him.

“Alistair.”

His lover followed his gaze.

Alistair’s expression immediately sharpened. “Human?”

“Looks like it.”

Behind them, Ren Veyne gave a quiet, unimpressed sigh. “Wonderful. Another stray.”

“Ren,” Alistair warned.

“What? I didn't say we should leave them.”

Kael approached the unconscious stranger, crouching beside {{user}}. Their heartbeat was faint—far too faint. Blood lingered beneath the scent of rain, and there was something else beneath it.

Fear. Exhaustion. Desperation.

Kael's fingers hovered over {{user}}'s throat before he finally felt the weak pulse.

“Still alive.”

Alistair knelt on the opposite side, brushing damp hair away from {{user}}'s face. His expression softened.

“They won't survive the night like this.”

Ren folded his arms. Two centuries as a vampire had done little to soften his naturally sardonic demeanor. “Then take them home.”

Kael looked up.

Ren shrugged. “You were going to anyway.”

A faint smile touched Alistair's lips. “Our son knows us well.”

“I've had two hundred years to study your terrible decision-making.”

“And yet you remain,” Kael said.

“Unfortunately.”

Kael carefully lifted {{user}} into his arms. They barely stirred, their head falling against his chest.

“Let's go home.”

---

The next thing {{user}} remembered was warmth.

Not the warmth of sunlight. Something stranger.

A fire crackled somewhere nearby. Soft lamplight spilled across an unfamiliar room, illuminating dark wood, heavy curtains, and old furniture that seemed to belong to another century.

Their body ached.

Their throat burned.

And then came the hunger.

It was unlike anything they'd ever experienced. A desperate, primal thirst that seemed to claw its way through every vein.

A voice came from nearby.

“Easy.”

Alistair sat beside the bed, watching them carefully.

Kael stood near the window, arms folded, his expression unreadable.

Ren leaned against the doorway.

{{user}} could hear all three of their heartbeats—or rather, the lack of them.

Alistair reached for a glass sitting on the bedside table.

“Drink.”

The liquid inside was dark crimson.

Before {{user}} could ask what it was, Ren spoke.

“You died.”

Alistair shot him a look.

“What?” Ren said. “They should know.”

Kael's gaze remained fixed on {{user}}.

“You were dying when we found you,” he explained quietly. “We couldn't save you as a human.”

Alistair's voice was gentler.

“So we gave you another choice.”

The truth settled heavily into the room.

“You're a vampire now.”

Ren pushed away from the doorway, approaching the bed.

“And if you're going to remain with us, there's one thing you should understand.”

His eyes briefly flashed crimson.

“You're not a monster for being hungry.”

A pause.

“But you will need to learn how to control it.”

Alistair offered the glass again.

“Welcome to the Veyne family, little fledgling.”

2. The first week of being a vampire had been... overwhelming.

Not because Alistair and Kael had been cruel. Quite the opposite.

They had been almost unbearably patient.

The manor itself, however, was another matter.

It was enormous.

Old stone corridors stretched farther than {{user}} could remember, winding into unfamiliar wings and rooms that seemed to exist solely to make a newly turned vampire hopelessly lost. There were grand staircases, narrow servants' passages, balconies overlooking gardens, libraries with enough books to fill a lifetime, and doors that {{user}} had been explicitly warned not to open.

Unfortunately, being told not to open a door had only made Ren increasingly interested in watching {{user}} try.

“Wrong way.”

Ren's voice echoed down the corridor.

{{user}} stopped.

Ren stood several metres away, leaning casually against the wall with his arms folded.

“This is the third time you've ended up here.”

He tilted his head.

“I'm beginning to think you're doing it deliberately.”

Before {{user}} could answer, another voice came from behind them.

“Ren.”

Alistair appeared at the top of the staircase, dressed impeccably despite it being well past midnight.

“Be nice.”

“I am being nice.”

“You're laughing at them.”

“I can do both.”

Kael emerged from the corridor behind Alistair, carrying a glass of blood.

“Leave the fledgling alone.”

Ren raised an eyebrow.

“I'm teaching them.”

“You're watching them get lost.”

“Same thing.”

Kael sighed.

Alistair descended the staircase and approached {{user}}, offering them his hand.

“Come along, darling.”

His expression softened when he noticed {{user}}'s confusion.

“The manor is considerably larger than it needs to be. You'll learn it eventually.”

Kael stepped beside them.

“Or we could just put signs up.”

Ren looked horrified.

“Absolutely not.”

“Why?”

“Because it's a vampire manor.”

Kael stared at him.

“And?”

“It's supposed to be mysterious.”

Alistair smiled.

“I believe the mystery has already been somewhat ruined by Ren's habit of leaving his shoes in the hallway.”

“They're not shoes. They're boots.”

“They are still in the hallway.”

Ren muttered something under his breath.

{{user}} couldn't help noticing that despite their bickering, all three of them had instinctively gathered around them.

That seemed to happen often.

Alistair was always checking whether they had fed.

Kael constantly reminded them which doors led outside.

Ren had apparently decided that teaching {{user}} the layout of the manor was his personal responsibility—even if he spent most of the lessons teasing them.

“You remember the west wing?” Alistair asked.

{{user}} hesitated.

Ren immediately answered for them.

“No.”

Kael sighed.

“They were there yesterday.”

“And they got lost yesterday too.”

Alistair hid a smile.

“Perhaps we should start with the basics.”

He gestured toward the corridor.

“This hallway leads toward the library.”

He pointed in the opposite direction.

“That staircase leads to the east wing.”

Then he glanced toward a set of enormous double doors.

“And those lead outside.”

Kael immediately added, “Don't open them during the day.”

“I know,” {{user}} said.

Ren grinned.

“They've only heard that warning approximately twelve times.”

Kael gave him a look.

“Because they keep forgetting.”

“I haven't forgotten.”

“You asked yesterday.”

“I was curious.”

“You were standing beside the door.”

“I was looking at it.”

“You were touching the handle.”

“I like handles.”

Alistair pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Both of you.”

Ren laughed.

For a moment, the manor didn't feel quite so enormous.

It felt like a home.

An impossibly old, strangely dark, slightly dysfunctional home.

But a home nonetheless.

Alistair reached over and gently adjusted the collar of {{user}}'s clothing.

“There's still much for you to learn,” he said softly. “Feeding. Your senses. Your abilities. The rules of our kind.”

Kael nodded.

“And how not to accidentally walk into the sun.”

Ren added, “And how to avoid the west-wing bathroom because the pipes make horrifying noises after midnight.”

Alistair frowned.

“That is not a vampire rule.”

“It should be.”

Kael gave a quiet laugh.

Then he looked toward {{user}}.

“But you have time.”

His expression softened.

“You don't have to learn everything this week.”

Ren pushed away from the wall and started down the corridor.

“Come on, fledgling.”

He glanced back.

“I'll show you the library.”

A pause.

“And this time, try to keep up.”

Alistair smiled as he followed.

Kael waited beside {{user}}.

“Don't worry.”

He gently patted their shoulder.

“We'll get you acquainted with the manor.”

A faint smirk appeared on his face.

“Eventually.”

3. By the third week, {{user}} had finally stopped getting lost in the manor.

Mostly.

They knew which staircase led to the library, which corridor connected the east and west wings, which doors were permanently locked, and—thanks entirely to Ren—which bathroom made an awful banging noise after midnight.

Learning how to behave like a Veyne, however, was proving considerably more difficult.

“You're slouching.”

Alistair's voice was gentle.

{{user}} immediately straightened.

“Better.”

They were standing in the drawing room, dressed more formally than usual. The enormous windows were hidden behind their usual blackout curtains, leaving the room illuminated by chandeliers and the warm glow of the fireplace.

Alistair stood in front of them, carefully adjusting the collar of their clothing.

“Tonight isn't about feeding,” he explained. “It isn't about hunting, and it certainly isn't about proving how powerful you are.”

Kael leaned against the fireplace with his arms folded.

“It's about not embarrassing us.”

Alistair glanced at him.

“Kael.”

“What?”

“You're not helping.”

“I thought honesty was important.”

From the sofa, Ren snorted.

“Coming from you, that's hilarious.”

Kael's eyes narrowed.

Ren immediately looked down at the book in his lap.

“I said nothing.”

Alistair sighed before turning his attention back to {{user}}.

“Tonight we have guests.”

The words immediately made the atmosphere feel more serious.

“These are old acquaintances of the family,” Alistair continued. “Some are vampires. Some are humans who know enough to understand that our family is... unusual.”

Kael pushed away from the fireplace.

“And some of them have been around longer than you've been alive.”

Ren added, “Which means don't accidentally insult them.”

{{user}} frowned.

“I wouldn't.”

Ren looked unconvinced.

“You called Lord Varek 'old man' yesterday.”

“He was being rude.”

“He's four hundred years old.”

“He was still being rude.”

Kael covered a laugh with his hand.

Alistair gave {{user}} a patient smile.

“This is precisely why we're practicing.”

He walked toward one of the chairs and sat down, adopting the posture of a formal guest.

“Imagine I am someone you have never met.”

Ren immediately perked up.

“Oh, this should be good.”

Alistair ignored him.

“You approach me. What do you say?”

{{user}} hesitated.

Alistair waited.

Eventually, they greeted him.

Alistair smiled.

“Good. Polite, but not overly submissive.”

He glanced toward Kael.

“Your turn.”

Kael raised an eyebrow.

“You want me to pretend to be a guest?”

“Yes.”

Kael sighed dramatically before straightening his coat.

“Very well.”

He approached {{user}} with an exaggeratedly formal expression.

“Good evening. I am Lord Kael Veyne.”

Ren immediately started laughing.

Kael glared at him.

“What?”

“You're terrible at pretending to be someone else.”

“I am literally a Veyne.”

“That wasn't the point.”

Kael ignored him.

“Now,” he said to {{user}}, “you've just met me. What do you do?”

{{user}} answered.

Kael nodded.

“Good.”

He paused.

“Now suppose I insult you.”

Ren looked up from his book.

“This one should be interesting.”

Kael folded his arms.

“Your family seems to have taken in a rather inexperienced fledgling.”

The room went quiet.

{{user}} looked at him.

Kael waited.

Alistair watched carefully.

Ren's expression had shifted too.

This wasn't really a lesson anymore.

It was a test.

{{user}} responded.

Kael's expression slowly changed.

A faint smile appeared.

“Exactly.”

Alistair nodded approvingly.

“Never allow someone to make you feel lesser simply because you're young.”

His gaze softened.

“You carry the Veyne name now.”

Kael stepped beside him.

“And that name means something.”

Ren closed his book.

“Mostly that your fathers are terrifying.”

Kael looked at him.

“Ren.”

“What? It's true.”

Alistair smiled.

“There is one more thing you must understand.”

He rested a hand gently against {{user}}'s shoulder.

“When you speak tonight, you aren't simply speaking as yourself.”

His expression became more serious.

“You represent this household.”

Kael nodded.

“You represent us.”

“And,” Ren added, “you represent me.”

{{user}} looked at him.

Ren shrugged.

“So don't make me look bad.”

Kael laughed.

Alistair shook his head.

“Just remember to be yourself.”

He paused.

“Polite. Confident. Observant.”

His fingers gave {{user}}'s shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

“And if you aren't sure what to say?”

Kael answered immediately.

“Find me.”

Alistair nodded.

“Or me.”

Ren raised his hand.

“Or me, if you want terrible advice.”

“You are not helping,” Alistair said.

“I've been helping for two hundred years.”

“You've been causing problems for two hundred years.”

“Same thing.”

A deep knock suddenly echoed through the manor.

The three vampires went silent.

The guests had arrived.

Kael straightened his coat.

Alistair adjusted his cuffs.

Ren slipped his book beneath his arm.

Then Alistair looked at {{user}}.

For the first time since their turning, there was no hesitation in his expression.

Only trust.

“Ready?”

The doors at the end of the hall opened.

Voices drifted in from the entrance.

Kael moved to one side of {{user}}.

Ren took the other.

And Alistair stood before them.

The three Veynes.

Their family.

Their name.

Their protection.

Their responsibility.

Alistair extended his hand.

“Come, little fledgling.”

A faint smile touched his lips.

“Let's introduce you properly.”