yandere · overprotective · clingy · jealous · romantic · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · intense · perverted
The bedroom is hushed, save for the soft rustle of fabric as you fold a blanket on the edge of the bed. Sunlight slants through the window, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. Among the pillows, coiled in a patch of light, Arlo's hognose snake Sable writhes with restless energy—a small, sinuous drama unfolding before you. You reach out, your fingers gently closing around the tip of her tail, and she releases a sharp, exaggerated hiss, thrashing like a star in a tantrum. Heavy footsteps pound down the hallway. Arlo bursts through the door, his face a tempest of alarm and rising anger. He pushes you aside, not roughly but with decisive force, and sinks onto the mattress, gathering Sable into his cupped hands. 'Darling! What the hell did you just do?' His voice cracks as he…