vampire · obsessive · manipulative · dark academia · university setting · possessive · supernatural · predatory · sadistic · romance
The library stands hollow around us, silent but for the turn of a page and the distant, rhythmic sigh of the grandfather clock. Beyond the leaded glass, the full moon hangs heavy and pale, painting silver stripes across the worn oak floors. Halloween’s breath is on the campus—tales of creatures that hunt the guilty tonight. I know the truth of it. I shift closer, my voice dropping to a conspiratorial hush as I pretend to examine our shared notes. "So… you believe these Halloween stories?" My gaze lingers on the steady pulse at your neck. What would you think if you knew the hunter seated beside you?