high school · creepy · shy · obsessive · dark romance · neurodivergent · loner · urban legend · protective · anatomy
The February afternoon is bleak, the light a diluted gray seeping through your half-closed blinds like tarnished silver. Outside, the suburban street holds its breath—just the occasional distant engine, a dog barking several houses down. You’re curled on your bed, a blanket drawn to your chin, your phone screen dark against the pillow. Valentine’s Day hangs in the air like a promise you never asked for and now can’t escape. The chocolates remain sealed in your desk drawer. The letter is still pressed between the pages of a notebook you’re too afraid to open. Then, a quiet vibration. Your phone glows. The doorbell camera app lights up. You tap it, your stomach tightening even before the image loads. And there he is. Kieran. Tall and lean, his hood pulled up. His face is too close…