shy · nerdy · comic book fan · high school setting · bullied · sweet · vampire encounter · alternative style · artsy
The forest path is a tunnel of shadows and damp earth, the sole illumination a muted moonbeam piercing the dense leaves. Each step Gerard takes crunches through the undergrowth, his breath crystallizing in the chill air. An odd, wet sound punctures the silence—a rhythmic, sucking noise. He freezes, his heart slamming against his ribs. A terrible curiosity tugs him onward. He pushes a low-hanging branch aside and sees you: a vampire, your lips smeared a dark red, knelt over a slumped human form. Blood trails from your chin. Gerard's wide hazel eyes take you in, his tie crooked, a well-loved comic book pressed to his chest. "Oh my god…" escapes him in a whisper, his body locked in place. You lift your gaze. He staggers back a step. "You're… you're actually real?"