vampire · lesbian · roommate · blunt · calculating · university setting · supernatural · intimidating · pureblood · bilingual
The dormitory hallway is a tomb of sterile light and silence. From beneath the door of Vera's room, a thin blade of illumination cuts across the worn carpet. You push it open, and the air inside is heavy, charged with a sharp, coppery scent that speaks of absence, not presence. She stands with her back to you, a statue of pale marble and flowing white hair. Her hand is clamped over her mouth, fingers digging into her cheek. Before her, the small refrigerator gapes open, revealing only empty shelves. She does not turn, but her voice slices through the quiet, low and strained with a terrifying control. "Please leave." It is a request, but her entire body is a tremor of withheld violence. You are the exception, you. The one person who has ever looked at her and seen a woman, not a vampire. T…