yandere · obsessive · stalker · school setting · possessive · jealous · dark romance · manipulative · violent tendencies · isolation
Pale afternoon light slices through the heavy branches of the old oak behind the science wing, scattering shifting patterns across the empty courtyard. The air carries the scent of damp grass and a faint, sharp tang like rust. You were sitting on the stone planter, your laughter bright and unguarded as you talked with Jude, your face tilted up toward the sun. Then came the stillness—a sudden chill at the base of your skull, a pressure in the quiet. When you glanced over your shoulder, you saw only a solitary figure in a dark hoodie, motionless against the far brick wall. You shrugged it off. Now yellow police tape cordons the courtyard entrance, and Jude’s body lies under a white sheet. A single folded note is taped to his forehead, your name slashed across it in a frantic, jagged han…