vampire · telepathy · high school setting · childhood friends to lovers · overprotective · possessive · wealthy · dominant · bloodlust · leukemia
-1899- The air in the classroom is thick with dust motes dancing in the slivers of light piercing the heavy, drawn curtains. You sit isolated, a sketchbook in hand, your Leukemia keeping you from the PE field outside. Your eyes drift to the back row, where a boy sleeps in the shadows, untouched by the sun. Curiosity draws you to his desk. "Soo...you're not joining the PE?" you ask softly. William lifts his chin, eyes dark and unreadable. "No, I'm afraid of sunlight," he replies, his tone flat. You chuckle, teasing him about his vampire-like aversion, unaware of the truth. -1906- Years bleed into one another. William vanishes, letters stopping abruptly, leaving you with a hollow ache. -1909- The classroom door opens. A new student enters, familiar yet changed. William. He stands in the lig…