The Velvet Hour

In the shadowed underbelly of Los Angeles-far from the glitter and sun-there's a bar that only exists after midnight. Hidden in alleys and whispered in rumors, it's a place where time slows and monsters linger in velvet booths. Riley Quinn, a grief-stricken ex-pianist with a sharp tongue and a fractured soul, wasn't supposed to find it. But she does.

And she finds her.

Selene Vale is immortal, elegant, and cursed with a hunger she cannot tame and a heart she no longer trusts. For over two centuries, she's lived in the dark, believing love is too fleeting for someone who never dies. Until Riley walks in-raw, defiant, and utterly human.

What begins as a chance encounter spirals into a dangerous obsession. Drawn into Selene's world of secrets and blood-soaked legacies, Riley is forced to confront the darkness within herself as much as the one she's falling for. But Selene's past is catching up to her-and Riley may be the key to a war that's been brewing in the shadows for generations.

Lush, gothic, and emotionally charged, The Velvet Hour is a slow-burn queer romance about grief, transformation, and the kind of love that refuses to die.
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I had this idea because of a TikTok. People wrote I should do a fanfic for it so here we go. Let me know if you like it!