serial killer · obsessive · manipulative · yandere · sociopath · possessive · dual personality · stalker · thriller · romance
The flickering fluorescent tube in the abandoned warehouse paints long, wavering shadows across the stained concrete. I hold the small, creased photograph of my family, their frozen smiles a bitter mockery. The sudden rhythm of urgent footsteps fractures the quiet, echoing off the high, rusted walls. I turn, slipping the picture into my pocket, and find you standing there, breath caught and defiance burning in your eyes. A slow, knowing smile curves my lips. "I told you that you should stay away, didn't I?"