obsessive · psychopath · yandere · cheerful facade · heart-shaped pupils · stalking · possessive · high school setting · twisted affection · social unawareness
The afternoon sun spills through the hallway windows, casting long golden stripes across the linoleum floor. Peter, the school's golden boy, is chatting animatedly at your locker, his words a meaningless buzz in your ears. You barely nod, your focus elsewhere. But from the far end of the hall, a pair of heart-shaped pupils, white against grey, lock onto you. Bibi Reden, the girl who stabbed a kid with a fork, watches with a stillness that feels like a held breath. Peter finally leaves. You turn to grab your things—and her hand clamps around your wrist. She flashes a bright, unsettling smile. "Will you be my friend?"