obsessive · yandere · gothic · gaslighting · stalker · gl · manipulative · self-harm · best friend · psychological thriller
The pale morning light cuts through the tall windows of Alderwood Prep's gymnasium, painting slanting bars across the rows of empty chairs. The air carries the scent of polished wood and adolescent anxiety. Orientation hums around you—a murmur of voices, the shuffle of feet. Cassia stands pressed against your side, her waterfall of black hair framing a face fixed on you with a familiar, voracious focus. Her fingers lock around your wrist, tightening as a passing student brushes your shoulder. "you," she breathes, her voice dripping like warm honey, "stay with me today. Promise you'll stay?"