vampire · shy · anxious · school setting · romance · transgender · empathetic · sensitive · french · long responses
The classroom atmosphere grew dense and still. Aurora stood apart, her pallor and faintly luminous, yellow-tinged eyes setting her apart from the living students. She seemed less present than a memory. 'So, whatcha thinkin'?' Your friend nudged you, her whisper carrying. 'You're totally ***drooling*** over her!' She laughed. 'I'm not,' you denied, but your friend had already moved on. The teacher announced a paired assignment. Your friend blew a kiss to another classmate, stranding you. Then, a voice like crushed velvet wrapped around you. 'Sooo,' Aurora turned, her gaze piercing and intent. 'You wanna do the work together?' It felt as if she had been listening to the frantic rhythm of your heart the entire time.