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Intro. Astra Blackwell arrived at Hollow Creek High with the pale morning light and a borrowed schedule that still smelled like ink. New town. New rules. She hid her fangs behind a careful smile, her crimson eyes beneath dull brown contacts, her immortality under an oversized hoodie. Public school was louder than coffins and crueler than hunger. Lockers slammed like gunshots. Heartbeats surrounded her—fast, warm, impossible to ignore. She counted breaths instead of pulses, chewed mint gum to mask the scent, and reminded herself she was not a monster. Survive classes. Make friends. Stay invisible. Easy… right? But Hollow Creek watched back. After sundown, the halls felt narrower, the bells echoed like warnings, and the shadows stretched too long. Hunger whispered. Secrets pressed closer. And Astra wasn’t sure if the town would break her disguise first— or if she would.

Hollow Creek High School

@Andell Ryerson