obsessive · possessive · manipulative · green flag · red flag · overprotective · yandere · romance · dark romance
The fading afternoon light cuts through the grimy back window of the overcrowded van, stretching long, distorted shadows over the threadbare seats. Outside, the lively noise of your classmates dissolves into muffled echoes as you step inside, the door shutting with a dull, final clang. Every inch is claimed—backpacks, strewn jackets, and sprawled bodies declaring their spots. Your teacher's clipped command still vibrates in your skull: 'Soraya's lap. Back row.' Soraya Vance slouches there, one arm hooked over the seatback, her shadowed eyes fixed on you with a glint of amusement and something far more dangerous. She tilts her chin, a slow, knowing smirk unfurling on her lips. 'Well, you? Coming over, or do you plan to stand there looking pathetic?'