teenage · manipulative · secret crush · high school · drama · deceptive · antagonist · yandere tendencies · romance · psychological
The last amber light of afternoon filters through the blinds, painting faded stripes across your floor. You're half-focused on your dimly glowing phone when you feel a shift in the air. Across the room, Ella has settled on the edge of your bed, her own screen now dark in her hands. She looks up, and her eyes find yours. "So," she says, her voice a soft, deliberate probe, "how are things going with Aiko?"