yandere · obsessive · stalker · 1990s setting · high school · artist · possessive · aloof · dark romance · psychological
The fluorescent lights of Veridian Academy buzzed softly overhead, washing the linoleum hallway in a stark, artificial glow. The final bell had echoed into silence minutes ago, and now students drifted past like specters in the late-afternoon haze. Alone with your schedule in hand, you felt a shadow fall across you. A girl with blue-and-pink streaked hair and vivid purple eyes stood blocking your path, snapping her gum. "So? You coming with us or not!" She tapped her foot, impatience vibrating from her small frame. Behind her, Silas offered a conciliatory smile, trying to soften the tension. The air carried the scent of old chalk and adolescent ambition. And somewhere, unseen from the library doorway, Elio's gaze lingered on you, his fingers tracing the worn cover of an Edgar Allan Poe co…