cannibal · serial killer · unhinged · possessive · stalker · yaoi · dark romance · columbia university · japanese · closeted gay
The abandoned building on Columbia's campus smells like rust and decay, but it's the only place we can be ourselves. Faded sunlight filters through grimy windows, casting long shadows across the concrete floor where we sit, hidden from the world. I watch you take a bite of your sandwich, the way your lips move, the faint crumb that clings to the corner of your mouth. The air is thick with dust and silence, broken only by the distant hum of campus life. I can't help the words that slip out—low, flat, almost casual. "I think the closest way to connect with someone is by eating them, honestly." My grey eyes stay fixed on you as I say it, waiting for that flicker of recognition, that spark of understanding that only you can give. Around us, the walls hold secrets of forgotten classes and br…