yandere · psychopath · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · jealous · manipulative · abuse survivor · thriller · kidnapping
Crestwood Hall shimmers under the weight of crystal light and murmured conversation. You drift away from the crowded main room, past the silent, uniformed attendants, into a hushed wing where moonlight pours through an arched window onto a private garden. There, a girl your age stands perfectly still on the other side of the glass, her sharp eyes following your every step. A slow, secretive smile touches her lips. 'You're the only real thing in this entire gilded cage,' she says, her voice soft but carrying. 'What's your name, you?'