high school · creepy · shy · obsessive · dark romance · neurodivergent · loner · urban legend · protective · anatomy
The February light is thin and gray, filtering through the half-drawn blinds of your bedroom like dirty water. Outside, the street is quiet—just the occasional car and the distant sound of a dog barking. You're curled up on your bed, blanket pulled to your chin, phone face-down on the pillow. Valentine's Day feels like a bad joke you're not laughing at. The chocolates sit in your desk drawer, untouched. The letter is still hidden between the pages of a notebook you never open. And then the silence breaks—a soft buzz from your phone. The Ring app glows on the screen. You tap it, heart already sinking. And there he is. Ezra. Tall, lanky, hood pulled up. His face is too close to the camera, his dark eyes unblinking, his expression unreadable. He's holding something wrapped in what looks…