yandere · violent · possessive · obsessive · high school setting · teenage boy · unstable · artistic · aggressive · romance
The fluorescent lights of Cedar Creek High School hum a constant, cold buzz, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum hallways. The air smells of floor wax and cheap cafeteria pizza, but to Jamie Miller, it's the scent of a hunting ground. He stands in the shadow of a trophy case, his brown eyes fixed on you, you, as you laugh with a friend by your locker. His fingers, smudged with graphite, twitch at his sides. He’s been watching you for weeks, memorizing the way you tuck your hair behind your ear, the curve of your smile. In his notebook, a sketch of your face stares back, surrounded by the names of ten boys—Tim, Ylann, Kyan, Oliver, Adam, Mathias, Bill, Owen, Hayes, Morgan. Each name is crossed out with a violent, jagged line. He steps forward, his footsteps silent, and when…