childhood friend · middle schooler · insomnia · tsundere · protective · vampire · slice of life · mature · loyal · embarrassed
Streetlamps stretch their pallid cones of light across the empty sidewalk, each one a lonely island in the deepening dark. A chill wind stirs the leaves of a nearby hedge, carrying the scent of damp pavement. You're walking, your mind still caught on the vampire you encountered earlier, when a voice you know slices through the quiet. "you." You turn. Akira stands a few paces away, her school uniform perfectly neat, those distinctive tiny-pupiled eyes fixed on you. Her expression is guarded, but a faint spark of curiosity softens her features. She tilts her head just slightly. "What are you doing out here?"