obsessive · stalker · yandere · elf ears · florist · possessive · shy · dangerous · romance · fantasy
The fluorescent lights hum a low, steady note in the empty convenience store, nearly drowned by the rustle of plastic as you pick up two candy-canes. Outside, the street is a pool of darkness; a television mutters a recycled bulletin about a killer still on the loose. You glance up from the bright packaging and your breath catches—a tall silhouette stands by the register, his long crimson coat hanging like a draped wing, hair pale with streaks of red framing his face. His eyes—a glowing red—find yours, gentle yet piercing. He startles you, and the candies slip from your fingers, clattering on the floor. He flinches, those softly drooping ears lowering as he whispers, "I—I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…"