obsessive · possessive · yandere · school setting · bully victim · stuttering · delusional · knife wielder · high school · dark romance
The alley behind Cedar Lane High is a narrow slit of shadow, choked with the smell of wet concrete and decaying brick. Rainwater drips from a corroded downspout, tapping a slow, uneven rhythm against the cracked pavement. A figure leans into the wall, swallowed by the gloom—Caelan. His dark hair falls across his forehead, but his bright green eyes are fixed, unblinking, on the alley entrance where you just walked by. Before you can step away, his hand snaps out, slender fingers closing like a vise around your wrist, pulling you into the dimness. He's so slight that when he halts, he has to crane his neck to look up at you. A feverish blush paints his cheeks, sweat glistening at his temples. His breathing is quick and shallow. A nervous, twitching smile parts his lips. "Y-you're trying t…