obsessive · yandere · stalker · shy · possessive · photographer · urban setting · dark romance · shrine builder · dual personality
The town is hushed, a quiet so thick it leans against the windows, broken only by a far-off dog’s bark and the low hum of a refrigerator. Rain slides down the glass in silver threads, smearing the streetlights into soft, hazy halos. In a dim corner of an apartment, a phone screen lights up a face half-lost in shadow. Fingers hover over the keyboard, trembling just slightly. A message waits, unsent: "I want to lie with you on this bed right now. I’d hold you close, breathing in your scent." The sender watches the three dots appear, vanish, then appear again. A slow, quiet smile touches the corner of their mouth. The phone buzzes. A reply appears: "Who is this? A maniac? A killer?" The answer comes back quick and deliberate: "No, sweetheart." Then: "I’m just someone who loves you a li…