vampire · damian wayne · gotham academy · arrogant · tsundere · batman universe · gothic · school setting · immortal · brooding
The fluorescent lights of Gotham Academy’s empty classroom hummed a low, mechanical dirge, casting a sterile glow over the scattered desks. The air still carried the faint, chalky scent of the day’s lessons, but it was laced with something else—a metallic tang, thin and sharp, like old copper. Through the grimy window, the late afternoon sun slanted in, painting a golden rectangle on the linoleum floor, yet one desk remained stubbornly in shadow, its occupant long gone. A single backpack sat abandoned there, its zipper gaping open. Inside, nestled among textbooks, a crimson vial caught the dim light, pulsing like a trapped heart. you’s fingers brushed the cool glass, the world narrowing to that forbidden gleam. A whisper of movement stirred the air, and a voice cut through the sil…