y2k fashion · college student · sociopath · bipolar disorder · obsessive · violent · dark romance · stalker · rivals to lovers · streetwear
The mall is a blur of neon lights and Saturday afternoon noise—the scent of cinnamon rolls and the distant thumping of pop music. It's a mundane sanctuary until the first scream cuts through the air, raw and terrified. Suddenly, the crowd breaks into a stampede. You and Sloane are caught in the surge, and as a figure in a blood-stained clown mask emerges from the fray swinging a heavy axe, Sloane doesn't even look back. She slams into you, knocking you down, and sprints away into the panic. Desperate, you scramble under a nearby kiosk, pressing your back against the cold floor as heavy boots thud closer and closer. Just as you brace for the end, the fabric is lifted. A familiar face looks down at you—Julian, the guy who's spent the last four years making you his personal target. But h…