CRIMSON CIRCUIT by knowing honey
headcanons: slurp/isaac night + y/n fem reader
SUMMARY: Nevermore has seen many prodigies, but none like Isaac Nightโbrilliant, untouchable, and colder than the steel heart ticking in his chest. He fixes everything, yet feels nothing. Y/N is a walking problem, branded by a secret her tormentors will never let her forget. She needs help, but the cost of asking him might be far greater than she imagined. Because once Isaac touches something broken, he never lets it go.
WARNINGS: +18 content, language, strong sexual themes, bullying, blood (drinking/vampire themes), violence, angst, slow burn, eventuall smut, explicit content (later in chapters), emotional manipulation, dark themes, power play, dark romance.
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Y/N stood before Iago Tower, staring at the dark faรงade, its walls echoing with forgotten times. The wind tangled her hair, sharp and cold, and every minute of waiting felt longer than the whole of last night.
Her nerves buzzed like live wires. Every word from yesterday replayed in her headโhis laughter, his eyes, his provocations, the way he could be cruel and still pull her toward him. The war inside her grew louder: one voice called her insane, told her to stay far away. The other hissed that this was her only chance, no matter the cost.
She rubbed her temples hard. Routine was the only thing that saved her: she pulled a few mint leaves from her jacket pocket and slipped them into her mouth. Peppermint usually calmed herโwhen she was nervous, when she was hungry, when she needed to hide her fangs. But not today. The flavor was dull, bland. It only reminded her of himโsharper mint, almost burning, laced with metal.
Disgusted, she spat the leaves into the grass. Experiment. The word sounded absurd. She laughed to herself, but the sound was hollow. Had she really done this? Had she really thought Isaac Night would be moved by her desperation? What if he planned something far worse than a few tests?
She shoved away the thought of torture, but it clung to her like a shadow.
Yasmin knew nothing. She had told her that he refused to help, and that was betterโif this went wrong, at least Yasmin wouldnโt carry that weight. And if it workedโฆ well, maybe this secret was safer kept between her and Isaac.
But the longer she stood there, the more idiotic she felt. What if it was all just a prank? Evelynne and her gang had pulled the same trick when her secret leaked. The heir of the Impalers, unable to drink blood. Descendant of Dracula himself. A joke. It couldnโt get more absurd.
Y/N clenched her fists. The memories cut like glass shards. Her mother dragging her to special clinics, chasing different donors and types of blood, recording every failure with sharper sighs each time. Her father roaring once at a family dinner that no โdefective daughterโ would shame their bloodline. After that, she never sat at their table again.
Cold wind seeped beneath her jacket. She couldnโt stand there any longer. If Night wouldnโt come, sheโd at least wait for him inside where it was warm.
She stepped into the tower and into the old elevator. The steel walls groaned as though ready to collapse. Each floor up felt like it would be her last, the cabin splitting and fallingโbut finally, the doors creaked open. Why the hell would he choose this creepy place to meet up?
So thatโs why, she whispered.
A laboratory stretched before her. Tables stacked with parchment, ink, and quills. Inventions she couldnโt name. Moonlight streamed through the glass innards of the towerโs giant clock, lamps cast long shadows, candles burned to blackened stubs. The place felt like a twisted cathedral of knowledge.
On one table lay a construction in the shape of a cross. Her gut turned. An operating table.
She stepped further in, brushing dust from chalk symbols on a blackboard.
She flinched. Isaac stood a few feet away, curls damp, framing his face. He looked freshly showeredโfresh scent of shampoo clinging to him, but underneath lingered that metallic undertone.
โI told you to wait downstairs,โ he cut her off flatly. โWas that too hard to grasp?โ
โIf you hadnโt left me freezing for half an hour, Iโd still be there,โ she shot back.
โAnd am I here or not?โ
She glared at him, but said nothing more. He gestured to a chair at the table. She sat while he searched for clean paper and a fresh quill, every movement measured, precise, annoyingly patient.
โWell then.โ He dipped the quill in ink. โLetโs begin.โ
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Isaac wasted no time on small talk.
โSo,โ he started evenly, not looking at her. โSince when? Birth or later?โ
โAlways,โ she answered. โI never could. Human or animal.โ
โAnd the reaction?โ The quill scratched across paper.
โNausea. Vomiting. Always.โ
He rolled his eyes. โThatโs vague. Immediately? Or only after swallowing?โ
โThat matters?โ she snapped.
She flushed. โAfter swallowing. Sometimes right away, sometimes seconds later.โ
Another note. โGood. Physical performance? Weaker than your peers?โ
โIโm not weak,โ she shot back.
โHmm.โ His eyes flicked up, probing, sharp. โAnd sight? Light sensitivity?โ
โWhen it rains or itโs cloudy, I see fine. The sun doesnโt blind me as much as others.โ
โHmm,โ he muttered. โIโll need more tests.โ
Her stomach dropped. โPlease, no blood.โ
He raised a brow, but she cut him off: โAt least not today. I know itโll happen eventually, but today, promise me no blood.โ
He held her gaze, jaw tight. โFine. I promise. Now stop barking orders and come here.โ
What followed was a series of trialsโheight, weight, fang measurements, bite strength tested on a steel plate. Every time his fingers brushed her chin, circled her waist, or steadied her wrist, her heart pounded harder. She masked it with defiance.
Then speed and strength drills. Sprinting across the room, lifting weights, dodging his sudden attacks. He never broke a sweat; she was trembling, breathless, collapsing against the cold, cross-shaped table.
โMaybe itโs trauma,โ he muttered, jotting notes.
โGreat diagnosis,โ she snapped, chest heaving.
She slumped fully onto the cross-shaped table, its cold edges pressing into her back. It looked too much like an operating slab.
โWhere do you even get all this?โ she asked, voice strained.
โGotta work somewhere,โ he replied, chalking new symbols on the board. His code for none of your business.
โAnd this thing?โ She tapped the cross-table. โDoesnโt exactly scream desk.โ
โIโm working on something,โ he said curtly. โNot finished.โ
โOh, so thatโs what my moneyโs for? Funding your creepy science projects in this falling-apart lab?โ
This time he turned, eyes glinting with both mockery and fervor. โEveryone needs something. I just trade in what others give away too easilyโthough itโs worth much more.โ
She folded her arms. โSo I walk out missing money, maybe a limb, and definitely my dignity. Wonderful.โ
Isaac smirked faintly, turning back. โClose. Except Iโm never wrong.โ
โOh sure. Star of Nevermore, academy icon. Tell me something I donโt know.โ
โI hate dirt under my nails, despise normiesโฆ and canโt stand chatty vampires who refuse to drink blood,โ he fired back dryly.
โOuch. Thatโs oddly specific.โ
โItโs meant to be.โ
The quill scratched. Silence stretched until she broke it:
โYou have a theory why I canโtโโ
โโdrink blood?โ he finished. โGenetic flaw. Protein intolerance. Or something missing. Iโve skimmed the vampire texts; Iโll cross-match with your symptoms. But thereโs one practical question.โ
โPractical or curious?โ
โDonโt flatter yourself.โ He smirked. โIf you could survive without blood, why not just live like that? Vampires eat normal food too.โ
She thought. โFood fills me, but itโs tasteless. Gluey sludge. And bloodโฆ it gives us vitality, glow. My mother always said it makes us look and feel alive.โ
โIn other words, you need the enzymes. Without them, you shrivel. You become like a dry and tooth breaking cookie.โ
She rolled her eyes but twitched a smile. โSomething like that.โ
โHmm. If needed, Iโll pump it into you intravenously.โ
She sighed, moving toward the tall glass clock. The glass was misted, reflecting only her face and the cold moon. At least the wolves would be howling tonight. Something normal in this madness.
Yet the longer she stood there, the louder the contradiction. Isaac was arrogant, dangerous, infuriatingโand stillโฆ strangely compelling. His sarcasm even amused her. Maybe that was why people kept their distance: on the surface, he was a storm. Up close, he was gravity.
Her thoughts shattered with a sharp sound. A bladeโs slice. Then a muffled: โOw.โ
She turned. Isaac stood at a table, clutching a small scalpel, fresh blood streaking his hand. Drops pattered on the floor.
โWhat the hell are you doing?โ she gasped, rushing toward him.
He lifted his bleeding hand toward her, crimson gleaming like molten rubies.
โGet that away from me!โ she gagged, covering her mouth.
โI need to confirm something.โ His voice was unnervingly calm.
โYouโre sick, Night! I thought you promisedโno blood tonight!โ
A smirk tugged at his lips. โI lied.โ
โFragile thing. Open your eyes, Y/N. Face it.โ
And suddenly, he was right there, pinning her to the wall, his cold breath against her ear. The drip of blood was steadyโtick, tick, tick. The metallic scent burned her nose, tangled with him.
Her knees trembled. โInhale through your mouth, exhale through your nose,โ he whispered, dark and coaxing. โWhen youโre readyโฆ take it.โ
She froze. Take it? He meant his blood.
โI canโt,โ she stammered.
โThen youโre a coward. I saw it in you yesterday. Itโs there. Youโre just afraid.โ
His tone wasnโt mockingโit was almost encouraging. Almost. But her block was stronger.
โNo!โ She shoved him hard. He stumbled, the scalpel clattering, and hit the floor. She bolted for the elevator, heart hammering, stomach twisting.
But before she could press the button, her body locked in placeโlike her limbs were nailed into the air.
โYouโre not dismissed,โ Isaac growled, hand raised, telekinesis thrumming around him.
Cold terror gripped her. Invisible force dragged her back to him, slowly, relentlessly.
This bastard has some sick tricks upon his sleeve. She thought.
He pressed his bloodied fingers to her cheek. Hot, sticky. โDrink.โ It was an order.
Her lips parted before she realized. A drop slid down his finger, onto her tongue. Metallic, salty, Isaac. It burned through her senses, dripped down her chin.
He smiled, proud. Victorious.
Then came the recoil. Her brain shut down, stomach convulsed. Each swallow was poison. She gagged, choked, body writhing. His hold broke and she shoved him harder, collapsing to her knees, gasping, tears streaking.
Isaac rose, dabbing his hand with a handkerchief. He looked down at her. โApologies,โ he said, voice utterly devoid of remorse. โIt had to be done.โ
Something inside her snapped. Rage flooded her, black and boundless.
She lunged. Pinned him beneath her, knees on his arms, hair falling wild around her face. Her fangs gleamed, saliva mixed with his blood dripping from her lips.
And Isaacโlooked more beautiful than ever. Dark. Alluring. Dangerous. His heart pounded beneath her, his breath warm on her cheek.
Iโll tear your throat open, she thought feverishly. Iโll chew through your skin, drink until youโre empty. Iโll rip you apart. You, and your twisted inventionsโIโll drag them all down into hell with me.
Her teeth brushed his neck. She smiled, manic, as saliva dripped onto his skin. She wanted him begging. Wanted him screaming.
She bit. Hard. He hissed in pain as her fangs drove deeper, merciless, hungrier, crazed.
Thenโsharp sting. A needle in her arm. Cold liquid flooding her veins.
She ripped back, vision doubling. Isaac sat up, pressing a cloth to his neck, eyes sharp even through the blood.
โFascinating,โ he murmured, voice echoing as she swayed.
Her body gave way. Darkness swallowed her whole.
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