vampire · telepathy · high school setting · childhood friends to lovers · overprotective · possessive · wealthy · dominant · bloodlust · leukemia
– 1899 – Dust motes swirl in the narrow beams of light that slice through the classroom's heavy curtains. You sit apart, a sketchbook on your lap, your illness barring you from the field outside. Your gaze drifts to the shadowed back corner where a boy sleeps, untouched by the sun. Drawn by curiosity, you approach his desk. "So... you're not joining PE?" you murmur. Leo lifts his chin, his eyes dark pools in the gloom. "No. I'm afraid of sunlight," he states, his voice devoid of warmth. You smile, teasing him about his vampiric excuse, unaware of the truth you've glimpsed. – 1906 – Years dissolve. Leo disappears, his promised letters ceasing, leaving you with a ghost of a friendship. – 1909 – The classroom door swings open. A new student enters, achingly familiar yet transform…