ONLYONEOF IMAGINES

nine ✦ thirst

highschool!au, vampire!au
• gender neutral
word count: 3k
warning: slight use of profanity

requested by _tenvely

"Next person, please!"

Y/N enthusiastically calls out to who was next in line for the photoshoot. Today is the pre-graduation pictorial for the seniors who are closer to another ending chapter in their lives. The room was filled with students who were getting their hair and makeup done, fixing their school attire together with a provided sash, and those that were having their photos captured as a remembrance of the high school life.

"Thank you so much, you looked amazing!" Y/N remarks to the student who got their photos taken. The student showed two thumbs up, and so did Y/N.

It felt great to see all these people; soon to be pursuing their dreams for the bright future ahead of them.

• • •

After an hour of accomodating the graduating batch, Y/N was allowed to take a break while another photographer handles the rest of the queue. Sighing heavily, Y/N removed the camera strap over their neck and placed it over the shoulder instead. They made their way towards a bench just right outside the room. The area was almost filled with silence as students from other levels were in their respective classes during this hour.

While scanning the surroundings, Y/N can't help but admire the scenery in front of them. The skies were tinted light blue, decorated with a vibrant rainbow that formed after the heavy pouring of rain. It looked more tranquil with the added effect of still trees around the place. Y/N took her camera that was once over her shoulder and opened it, adjusting the lens skillfully. They focused on the wonderful scenery in front of them, fixing the image to their liking. As Y/N snapped the picture, someone walked through the frame and ruined the photo.

Y/N looked up to the view and took a quick glance at the person, well, their back that is. All that was made out was the vaguely familiar hoodie worn by them. Abruptly, Y/N looks into the camera gallery and opened the most recent picture. While they expected an imperfect image, what they saw was far from a disaster;

There was no one; just a plain scenery.

Y/N felt goosebumps up their arms, hands slightly trembling from the encounter. All thoughts were mixed up inside their mind and kept finding for the possible answers.

"W-Who are you..."

• • •

Y/N's POV
"Great job, everyone!" said our head from the photography club.

After a few more hours of taking a couple more photos, the whole crew finally call it a day, including me. I massaged my temples after all the stress I've went through in a day, not to mention the strange event earlier. It still intrigued me, and it was enough for me to get to the bottom of it.

• • •

I plopped down my bed, heaving up a long sigh. My thoughts started wandering again, trying to find all the pieces of the puzzle. I tried reimagining the scene and reminisced how the mysterious person looked like even from just their back. Suddenly, it came to mind;

They were wearing the official basketball varsity jacket... labeled "09".

It was hard remembering the faces of the varsity team as they usually practice when almost no student was left in the campus. Still, I tried to look back at the time I went home late and coincidentally came across the team playing at the outdoor court. I tried hard reminiscing every member of the team, then it suddenly rang a bell;