A starving artist, Ru sits on a street corner and draws everyday. In an ageof patrons and artists, he longs for the day a noble will acknowledge hisability and support him. When a man called Zain commissions him to draw hisportrait, Ru soon discovers that his patron is not only incredibly wealthy andgenerous -- he's also dead! Instead of being fearful of the blood-thirstyvampire, Ru realizes that he longs for the pull of Zain's lips on his neckand doesn't want Zain to drink anyone's blood but his own!