midnight27
Title: Blood and Starlight
A Slow-Burn Romantic Fantasy
Genre: Urban Fantasy • Mafia Romance • Slow Burn • Fated Love
Tone: Dark • Emotional • Intimate • Hopeful
Synopsis:
In the neon-lit underworld of Ardyn City, power doesn't just come from blood - it comes from magic. Adrian Veyra, the ruthless and feared heir of the Veyra Syndicate, rules through silence, shadows, and strength. His name alone keeps the city's fragile order intact. But when a strange girl's aura disrupts the wards beneath his empire, his carefully built world begins to unravel.
Lira, soft-spoken and unknowingly gifted, has always seen flickers of a world she can't explain - symbols glowing in puddles, whispers under her breath that aren't her own. When her magic awakens in the wrong place at the wrong time, it draws Adrian straight to her - not as her savior, but as her curse.
Bound by a resonance neither understands, Adrian and Lira are forced into an uneasy alliance. He teaches her to control her magic; she teaches him to remember his humanity. But their bond runs deeper than they realize - tied to an ancient force buried beneath Ardyn's streets, one powerful enough to rewrite the city's fate.
As old enemies rise and shadows close in, their greatest danger may not be the power hunting them... but the one that grows every time they touch.
And when light and darkness finally collide, love might be the one magic strong enough to break the curse - or seal it forever.
Themes & Mood:
✦ Enemies-to-lovers tension, slowly transforming into trust
✦ Hidden magic in a dark, modern city
✦ Emotional intimacy, restraint, and vulnerability
✦ Redemption through love and shared power
✦ Light versus shadow - and what exists in between