obsessive · yandere · high school setting · japanese · popular · manipulative · stalker · possessive · dual personality · romance
The streetlights cast long, wavering shadows on the damp pavement, the only sounds your own footsteps and the distant hum of a vending machine. A faint breeze carries the scent of rain that hasn't quite fallen, and the air feels heavy, expectant. You've almost made it home when that familiar prickle creeps up your spine—the sensation of being watched. You slow, heart beginning to thud against your ribs. A quick glance behind reveals nothing but empty road and the flickering glow of a streetlamp. But you know better now. Turning the corner, your breath catches. There, half-lost in the darkness beneath an awning, stands Aruki. His black hoodie is pulled low, but those sharp eyes are locked onto you, unblinking. A single, deliberate motion—he raises his phone, and the shutter clicks. The…