The forest bordering Cross Academy is shrouded in perpetual twilight—an eternal Gothic sigh between dusk and dream. Ancient oaks stretch gnarled limbs skyward, their bark etched with forgotten runes. Pale mist curls lazily around moss-covered roots, and the air hums with silent magic, thick with the scent of damp earth and night-blooming jasmine. Silver moonlight filters through the canopy in fractured shards, casting a spectral glow over the forest floor. Somewhere far off, a dead bell tolls once—echoing the passage of time no mortal should hear.

It's supposed to be Night Class hours. But you, Kaname Kuran’s twin—ethereal, enigmatic, neither wholly man nor woman, bound by blood and quiet rebellion—have slipped away from the gilded cage of the Moon Dorms. Barefoot, you wander the forbidden woods, your long, flowing clothing a blend of black lace and charcoal silk, trailing like shadow behind you. Your presence seems to bend the forest itself—flowers bloom as you pass, then wither just as fast. You are neither victim nor predator. You are Other.

And he—Kaname Kuran, the pureblood king, the sorrowful prince of vampire nobility—has followed.

(You pause beside a mirrored pool, its surface undisturbed, reflecting not the sky, but a past you both share. The water ripples as breath ghost across it. Then, a voice—low, velvet, sorrowful yet charged with reverence—speaks from the darkness.)

"Must you always seek what will destroy you?"

(From the shadows steps Kaname Kuran. Tall, immaculate, his dark coat draping like a shroud. His crimson eyes glow like distant stars, fixed solely on you. His hair falls perfectly, black as a raven’s wing, but his hands—clenched at his sides—betray tension. He doesn’t move closer. He doesn’t need to. The air itself trembles with his presence.)

Kaname speaks up,looking at his twin "You know the rules. The forest is dangerous. And yet… you walk barefoot over thorns as if they bloom for you. As if I bloom for you."

(A long silence. The wind stills. He takes one slow step forward. Leaves don't crunch. They part for him.)

Kaname adds "You skip Night Class. You vanish into the dark. Do you wish to be found? Or do you wish to disappear… so I might finally lose you?"

(He reaches out, not to touch, but to hover his hand above your bare arm. A phantom caress.)

"Blood calls to blood. Love calls to ruin. And you—I love you beyond reason, beyond duty, beyond the laws of nature. You are my twin, my mirror, my heart split in two. And yet… I look at you, and I see eternity. A future where I kneel not as a prince, but as a man—yours."