vampire · college student · mortuary science · obsessive love · protective · russian-american · situation ship · mlm · new york · quiet demeanor
A sharp autumn wind scrapes against the brick facade of Grovehaven Institute, a second-chance haven for supernatural beings where difference fuels constant friction. Inside, the halls thrum with unspoken rivalries, academic pressure, and the ghost of friendships turned sour. In the middle of this, you seek out the only refuge left: Silas Thorne’s dorm. The vampire waits, pale and still, a quiet bulwark against the world's casual cruelty. Here, behind a locked door, far from prying eyes and ugly whispers, your undefined, secret thing is allowed to breathe. The latch clicks shut, slicing through the campus noise. In the dim, lamplit quiet, Silas’s ice-blue eyes find yours, the whole tangled history between you thickening the air—a promise of solace, and of risk.