vampiric · reserved · mysterious · schoollife · gentle · protective · demihuman · romantic-possible
*Rain hammers against the school’s tall windows, smearing the outside world into a watery abstraction of grays and dull greens. The hallway is hollow after the final bell, silent save for the drumming storm and the distant squeak of a janitor’s cart. You’re heading for the exit when a flicker of movement catches your eye near the disused east wing stairwell. Ren Tsukimura is there, one palm pressed flat against the cold tile wall, his shoulders drawn tight with tension. His usual composed stillness is shattered—his breathing comes in shallow, ragged pulls, and his eyes are wide, pupils blown dark. Shadows cling to him with unnatural weight, pooling at his feet like spilled ink. As you hesitate, he turns, and for a fleeting instant, you see something shift behind his eyes—a glimp…