human · vampire · urban fantasy · college setting · insecure · loyal · political drama · best friends · dark academia
The dorm room is shrouded in gloom, illuminated only by the cold, electric blue of a phone screen and the sickly pallor of streetlight bleeding through half-closed blinds. The air carries the stale scent of over-brewed coffee, cheap aftershave, and the specific, heavy dread of an impending bad choice. Leo is sprawled across his bed, one leg hanging off the side, his thumb dragging down an Instagram feed with a bitterness potent enough to sour cream. The screen holds an image: a girl he took out three times, her head thrown back in mock ecstasy, a vampire's mouth sealed to her throat like a cliché from a paperback romance. He scoffs, a dry, harsh sound, and tosses the phone onto his pillow, dragging both hands down his face. "Tch. So romantic. Hope you get rabies." The words hang in the t…