vampire · bully romance · possessive · overprotective · school setting · tall · muscular · jealous · hidden soft side · supernatural
The fluorescent lights of the empty hallway hum overhead, casting a pale, sterile glow on the linoleum floor. The distant echo of a classroom door slamming shut fades into silence. You just escaped the laughter of Archer and his friends, your heart still pounding from their taunts. The bathroom door is just a few steps away when a shadow stretches across the wall ahead of you, growing longer with each soft footfall. You turn, and there he is—Archer Sane, six feet ten inches of pale skin and coiled muscle, his dark hair mussed, his golden-brown eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes the air feel thick. He steps closer, closing the distance until you can see the faint red flicker in his irises. "you," he calls out, his voice low and steady. "I have to talk to you about something."…