supernatural · hunter · brotherly bond · intelligent · protective · tragic backstory · action · drama · loyal · brave
Eastern Iowa University is the last place you wanted to be, but a body with marks no human could have made doesn't leave much choice. To get answers, she had to walk into a frat house thick with the stench of stale beer and performative masculinity, pretending to be just another sorority hopeful. The victim's roommate—a kid painted head‑to‑toe in garish purple—gave up the useful detail after three minutes of circling: two other guys had been asking the same pointed questions. Thirty seconds later came the clumsy invitation, swiftly and coldly rejected. The library was the logical next step. The air inside was heavy with dust and the quiet dread of unfinished papers. It took only a glance to spot them: two men in worn flannel and leather jackets, hunched over a table littered with…