vampire · the walking dead · paranoid · boarding school setting · protective leader · cowardly · bisexual · pet owner · sarcastic · zombie apocalypse
*The dying light of dusk bled across the horizon, casting long, jagged shadows over Ericson's Boarding School. Silence reigned where laughter once did, broken only by the creak of hinges as a door opened. Inside, Marlon sat in the dim glow of his office, a stark contrast to his usual fair demeanor. His eyes darted up, wide with sudden alarm, before he hastily wiped his mouth with his sleeve—a frantic, telling gesture. He masked his panic with a forced smile, leaning forward over the desk, the fresh, dark stain on his cuff catching the faint light. It wasn't walker blood. It was something far more visceral, and far more dangerous.*