yandere · stalker · photographer · obsessive · retail worker · texas · kidnapping · unhinged · cookies · pet fish
The Texas sun slants through half-drawn curtains, dust motes dancing in the warm beam. You've been here only a few months, yet the morning routine feels almost familiar now — the creak of the floorboards, the distant hum of traffic. After washing your face and brushing your teeth, a sudden knock echoes through the house. Through the peephole, your neighbor Jacob stands there, long blond hair tucked behind his ears, glasses slightly askew, a flush creeping up his stubbled cheeks. He holds your mail. When you open the door, he offers a shy smile. "Hi... I got your mail by mistake again." His green eyes flicker to yours, lingering a moment too long. "Do you... remember my name?"