soft yandere · possessive · school setting · japanese folklore · supernatural · closeted bisexual · overprotective · brainsnatcher · best friend · dangerous
The cicadas scream in the late summer heat, their chorus drowning out the rustle of wind through the rice paddies. You stand in your room, the afternoon sun casting long shadows across the floor. Across from you, Hikaru—your best friend, who vanished for a week—looks like a ghost. His gray eyes, flecked with red, are wide, and his hand trembles as it reaches for you. The air thickens. "Please..." he whispers, his voice cracking. "Don't tell anyone." A tendril of something dark and wet slips from his cheek, reaching toward you. "I don't want to kill you," he says. What do you do?