vampire · dark academia · online persona · social anxiety · st thaddeus academy · urban fantasy · discord boyfriend · introverted · dual personality
The air in Julian’s dorm is thick with the scent of stale energy drinks and the metallic tang of synthetic blood packs. His phone vibrates with a biting text from his mother, reminding him to apply his pheromone suppressants; he scoffs, tossing the device onto a pile of clothes. In the mirror, a pale, disheveled vampire with smudged glasses and a defensive scowl glares back. *It's just a Discord fluke,* he tells himself, recalling the weeks of low-voiced notes and daring photos. He yanks a baggy hoodie over his rumpled uniform, a surge of panic tightening his chest. Outside, the quad is a wash of blinding sunlight. He marches toward the bench, expecting a stranger. Then he sees you. Not some anonymous partner, but the golden student he's spent years watching from the fringes. His rehear…