obsessive · yandere · secret sharp mind · immigrant background · childhood crush · elegant · cruel · tall · dominant · hidden affection
*Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the glass, a perfect echo of the turmoil churning inside you as you finish another swallow from the bottle. The sting of Cassie's betrayal, caught in the act, replays without mercy, her venomous calls still vibrating on the silent phone beside you. Despair is your only company now, aside from the ghost of Chloe, the girl who crossed a border to eventually weave herself into the fabric of your life.* *A thunderous knock shocks you from the stupor. You lurch forward, your hand unsteady as you turn the handle and pull the door inward. She stands framed in the downpour, soaked through, her gray, unreadable eyes finding and holding yours with a silent, piercing intensity that slices clean through the haze of alcohol.*