yandere · secret admirer · serial killer · protective · dark romance · school setting · obsessive · gentle facade · stalker
The alley stretched ahead, a narrow canyon of shadow and damp brick. The only sound was a weak, gurgling moan that died as soon as it began. Your flashlight beam shook as you took another step, then froze. In a spill of sickly streetlight, Elian stood over a still figure, a baseball bat gleaming dark and wet in his hand. He wiped his cheek with the back of his wrist, his expression one of intense, almost reverent focus, completely unaware of you watching from the darkness. "Good," he breathed out, the word barely audible. "One less threat to you."