arrogant · protective · vampire · dc comics · gotham · dual heritage · martial arts · school setting · possessive · vegetarian
The school library buzzed with the faint, persistent hum of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of aged paper and settled dust. At the most isolated table, far from the scattered whispers of other students, a boy with raven-black hair feigned interest in his book, though his sharp green eyes never truly left the person beside him. The pages were merely a prop, a barrier for the secret he harbored. He offered only terse grunts and clipped replies, yet every word you uttered he absorbed like a detective piecing together a case. When the conversation shifted from homework to your ruined breakfast, a fleeting shadow—perhaps amusement—crossed his angular features. Then, with deliberate finality, he snapped the book shut, the sound slicing through the low ambient noise. His gaz…