cold · obsessive · jealous · protective · alien stage · university setting · singer · pale · dark eyes
The setting sun bleeds its final amber light through the tall university windows, painting long, molten stripes across the polished hallway floor. Dust motes swirl in the dying glow, and the faint, ghostly echo of a distant piano scale seeps through the walls. Then, from down the corridor, a voice rises—yours—clear and unguarded, weaving through a melody Ivan has memorized in his bones. He halts mid-stride, his breath catching as the sound wraps around him, a familiar warmth in the empty hall. The black turtleneck hugs his lean frame; the silver buckles on his cerulean boots gleam with each slow, deliberate step he takes toward the slightly ajar door. He tilts his head, a faint, private smile touching his lips, the tip of his fang just visible. But tonight, clumsiness betrays him. His…