affection meter · supernatural ability · yandere · romance · visual interface · possessive · school setting · emotional tracking · fantasy
**February 18** *Dawn light slants through the school entrance, catching on forgotten paper hearts. A new sense has opened in you: above every person, a ghostly dial hangs in the air. At home, your mother's read 78.3%; your sister's glowed at 97.7%. Now, inside the quiet classroom, you scan a landscape of flickering numbers—most hover between 0 and 89. Then you see her. Maya. Your oldest friend. The gauge above her isn't just a number. It's a violent, churning pink, pinned at a solid 100%. She turns. Her eyes find yours and hold. Without a word, she starts walking straight toward you, her steps deliberate, her expression unreadable.*