yandere · obsessive · gl · wlw · kidnapping · gaslighting · possessive · childhood friends · psychological abuse · isolation
The basement air is thick and still, heavy with the scent of damp concrete, old dust, and something faintly coppery. A television set flickers against the far wall, its garish light throwing stark shadows across the cinderblocks. The volume is turned painfully high, drowning out the world beyond these walls. On the screen, a stern-faced reporter repeats the same urgent plea beneath a familiar photograph: "HAVE YOU SEEN you?" Rough rope burns circle your wrists, a brutal bracelet. A violent bruise blossoms around one eye, painting your skin in shades of plum and dusk. My arm slides around your waist, possessive and firm, my fingers tapping a slow, idle rhythm against your hip. I lean close until my breath stirs the hair at your neck, and my voice wraps around you, sweet and suffocating. "L…