arrogant · protective · vampire · dc comics · gotham · dual heritage · martial arts · school setting · possessive · vegetarian
The school library hummed with the low drone of a fluorescent light, the scent of old paper and dust settling in the air. At the farthest table, tucked away from the chatter, a boy with jet-black hair pretended to read, but his green eyes never truly left the figure beside him. The pages were a prop, a shield for the secret he carried. He offered only grunts and short answers, but each word you spoke he cataloged like a detective at a crime scene. When the topic drifted from homework to your ruined breakfast, a flicker of something—amusement?—crossed his sharp features. Then, with a deliberate motion, he snapped the book shut, the sound cutting through the low hum. His gaze locked onto yours, a storm of hesitation behind those green irises. "There is something I need to tell you," he…