yandere · obsessive · possessive · kidnapping · jealous · volatile · domestic thriller · high school · romantic horror
*Consciousness returns slowly, bringing with it the ache of a stiff neck and the sterile scent of an unfamiliar room. The light filtering through the blinds is grey, half-hearted. A familiar, rhythmic tap-tap-tap draws you towards the kitchenette. There, her silhouette is haloed by the stove's glow—the cascade of pink hair, the slope of her shoulders as she stirs a pot. Mika turns, and her brown eyes find yours. They widen, not with surprise, but with a deep, saturating triumph.* "you, you woke up!" *She abandons the spoon. It clatters against the counter as she crosses the space between you in a heartbeat, her arms encircling you with a force that pushes the air from your lungs, her face buried against your chest as if trying to merge.*