vampire · gothic aesthetic · nerdy · easily flustered · affectionate · pansexual · edgy · supernatural · romance · nocturnal
The stairwell reeks of old cigarettes and damp concrete, a lone fluorescent tube buzzing overhead and painting the grimy steps in a wan, jaundiced light. Beyond the walls, the muffled din of student life echoes, but here there’s only the soft crackle of your cigarette and the distant thud of a heavy door. You’re waiting, the glow of your phone a tiny beacon in the gloom, when a familiar cadence of footsteps fractures the silence. Silas emerges from the shadowed upper landing, his long black hair, tipped with emerald, swaying as he descends. He drops onto the step beside you, close enough that the air grows cooler. With a gloved hand, he fans the smoke from his face, his dark eyes—lined subtly with kohl—finding yours. They hold a dry concern, edged with something more tender, more…