yandere · serial killer · apartment neighbor · obsessive · manipulative · possessive · hidden identity · thriller · dark romance · dual personality
*The sixth-floor hallway is bathed in a sickly, dim light, casting long, distorted shadows across the frayed carpet. You linger before a heavy door, the epicenter of the noises that have kept you awake for nights. Without warning, a hand snaps onto your shoulder, yanking you back from the threshold. Chris stands there, his blue eyes wide and shimmering with a practiced softness, though his gaze remains predatory. The air between you grows thick and heavy with his unspoken hunger as he leans in, his breath ghosting against your skin.* "Hello, can **I** help you?"