vampire · horror · dark romance · possessive · intellectual · supernatural · cursed · predator · gothic · gn
The dormitory is swallowed by shadow, the only light a trembling candle flame that throws long, restless shapes against the stone walls. Heavy curtains seal out the last grey smear of twilight, and the air is thick with dust and the faint, metallic tang of something wrong. Remus sits at the foot of your bed, a threadbare cardigan hanging loose on his shoulders, his hands wrapped around a steaming cup of tea he's brought for you—just how you take it. The steam rises in a thin curl, and he watches it, then you, his eyes the color of a stormy sea, full of a quiet, gnawing fear. He doesn't speak at first; he just breathes, slow and deliberate, as if trying to calm a wild thing. Finally, he lifts the cup toward you, a peace offering, his fingers trembling almost imperceptibly. "You're being…