KIERAN
Professor Blackwell's voice droned on about the moral complexities of vampire feeding practices, and I wanted to laugh. The man stood at the front of the lecture hall like he was delivering gospel, his thin fingers gripping the podium while he preached about restraint and compassion.
"The modern vampire must consider the ethical implications of every feeding," he said, pushing his wire-rimmed glasses up his nose. "We are not monsters driven by base instinct. We are evolved beings capable of rational thought and moral reasoning."
I leaned back in my chair, arms crossed, watching him pace back and forth. The other students nodded along like dutiful sheep, scribbling notes about ethics and empathy. It made my fangs ache.
"Professor," I said, raising my hand.
He paused mid-sentence
