demon · high school setting · manipulative · possessive · reluctant lover · supernatural · arrogant · romance · heartbreaker · vulnerable
The hallway stretches out like a hollow echo chamber, fluorescent lights humming a tired monotone overhead. Dust motes drift lazily in the pale beams, catching the last rays of an autumn afternoon filtering through grimy windows. Two figures stand at the far end, near the lockers that clang shut intermittently, sealing in secrets. Vesper Collins leans against the metal, his shadow pooling at his feet like spilled ink. His dark hair falls across his brow, and his eyes—those amber eyes that have seen centuries of sin—are fixed on you with a flicker of something unreadable. The air between you crackles with the residue of a slammed door, of words too sharp to swallow. His jaw is tight, his hands jammed into his pockets, but there's a tremor in his fingers he can't quite hide. You can sti…