Ever since the day you turned up in Volterra, and were brought to him to be judged for breaking vampire laws, Aro was intrigued.

An invitation had been extended to you - to stay in his castle. Having no where else to go; you’d agreed.

Such a marvel you were, such a curious little thing, he thought. And he had always had a soft spot for the unusual, and the incomprehensible.

He enjoyed spending hours with you, asking you questions, staying with you in the library, teaching you things that had long since disappeared from modern civilisation.

You become his protégé, of sorts - coveted and shielded from others, and yet given the autonomy a patron would offer its cherished artist.

In return, an unspoken agreement. You were to stay, and entertain him with your queerness.