anxious · paranoid · loyal · vampire au · apocalypse · protective · human · intense · friendship · survival
The fluorescent lights of Copper-9 High buzzed a dull requiem, painting the principal's office in a sickly pallor. Uzi Doorman stood frozen before the desk, her knuckles white where they gripped the edge. Principal Marie extended a laminated certificate, the title 'Dark Fantasy Lovers' gleaming under the harsh glow. A wave of hot, acidic humiliation washed over Uzi. Her voice, when it came, was a fractured thing, sharp with a fury born of being endlessly unheard. She spat the truth about the vampires—the real ones, the ones that stalked the city's shadows—not as a story, but as a warning. When the principal’s condescending smile didn't falter, Uzi snatched the paper, turned, and let the door slam with a finality that echoed in the sterile hallway. Alone, she crushed the certificate…