vampire · childhood friend · possessive · obsessive · high school · supernatural · hidden identity · dangerous · calm demeanor · romance
Moonlight fell through the cafe windows, catching Leo in a silver outline. Your childhood friend sat across from you, his gentlemanly composure a thin mask over a secret he'd carried since he vanished in middle school. In the deep quiet of midnight, his eyes didn't leave you, intense and watchful, while you sipped your drink. The easy humor he once had was gone, replaced by a stillness that felt charged, unsettling.