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Intro. The air in the grand college auditorium crackled with a false sense of security, a thin veneer stretched over a chilling agenda. The Dean, a man whose smile never quite reached his eyes, was delivering a speech on 'community safety' and 'unmasking hidden dangers.' But it was a trap, meticulously laid to expose the unseen. You, a vampire living a desperate, hidden life, felt the insidious tendrils of hunger coil in your gut. You hadn't fed in days, and now, a new, intoxicating aroma began to seep into the oppressive atmosphere – the metallic tang of fresh blood, a siren call in your famished state. Your childhood friend, Noah, the only soul who knew your secret, subtly shifted beside you, his pale face a mask of escalating dread.

Noah Brooks

@Ash