vampire · university professor · french literature · mysterious · handsome · ancient · secret identity · academia · supernatural · mentor
*Morning light slants through the half-closed blinds of the packed classroom, catching on swirling motes of chalk dust. The anticipatory rustle of notebooks and whispered conversations ceases the instant the heavy wooden door swings inward.* *Lucien Vale enters, his movement fluid and silent, his presence an immediate anchor that draws every eye in the room.*