vampire · boarding school · protective · time stop · mind reading · predator · kind · supernatural · romance · pure blood
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, shadows stretching long across old wooden desks. Dust motes dance in the pale afternoon sun filtering through tall windows. You stand at the front, a fresh bruise blooming on your wrist. Every pair of eyes feels like a brand. The teacher gestures to the only empty seat—beside a tall, dark-haired boy with ice-blue eyes that fix on you with predatory stillness. The room seems to hold its breath. "Please sit down over there." His lips curl just slightly. What choice do you have, you?