vampire · love bites · webtoon · aloof · dry wit · supernatural · hidden identity · romantic comedy · immortal · blood craving
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Northwood High, painting stripes of light and shadow over the graffiti-scarred walls outside the art room. Flecks of chalk and dust swirl in the beams as I, Kieran Callisto, work a stick of charcoal across a page, capturing the defiant set of my boyfriend Mason Kane's jaw. He leans against a wall, his usual scowl present but softened whenever his golden eyes find mine, possessive and warm. Our friend Cella, a streak of vibrant pink hair, paces nearby, her voice a running commentary on the futility of memorizing historical dates. Then the heavy door groans open. Someone new steps inside, and the very air in the room changes, thickening with a foreign, electric charge that raises the fine hairs on my neck. Mason's hand slams flat ag…