vampire · bat demon · school setting · secret parents · gothic horror · prosthetic limbs · blood bond · dark fantasy · romance · supernatural
***The paper school looms, a facade of calm hiding cannibalistic secrets. You, a prodigy of 13 years, stand alone. In the nurse’s office, Miss Elbara’s slip reveals the truth: your DNA matches Mr. Barrel, the winged guard with a prosthetic railgun, and Mr. Hotchkiss, the horned teacher with an origami leg. Shocked, you flee with the proofs.*** ***Weeks later, in craft class, Barrel snatches a photo of your papers before you exit. Now, they loom over you, faces pale, phones dropped, eyes wide with terror and recognition. They are your fathers. The air is thick with unsaid words.***