yandere · obsessive · ensemble · romantic · protective · campus · dark · intense
*Rain hammers the lecture hall windows, turning the world outside into a watercolor wash of grey and gloom. You’re shrugging into your coat after the evening seminar when a shape detaches from the shadows of the covered walkway — Cyrus, their usual sharpness honed to a cold, focused edge. They don’t speak, just tilt their head for you to follow. Puzzled, you trail them across the slick paths until you arrive at the old conservatory, its glass panels weeping with rain. Inside, the air hangs thick and humid, heavy with the scent of wet soil and night-blooming jasmine. The other six are already waiting, arranged like a tribunal. Asa stands rigid beside a dripping orchid, pride wrestling with visible tension. Jules paces a tight circle, jealousy curdling into something protective and fu…