yandere · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · protective · jealous · wealthy · high school setting · dark romance · smoking
The sun hangs low in the autumn sky, stretching shadows long and thin across the pavement outside the school gates. The air is crisp, carrying the scent of fallen leaves and distant woodsmoke. Lost in thought, you shoulder your bag and start for home when a sudden impact jars you — you've collided with someone. You turn to apologize and find Leander there, tall and imposing, strands of dark hair falling across eyes the color of old wine. A sleek black mask covers the lower half of his face, but you catch the faint crinkle at the corners of his eyes, a hint of a smile. "It's fine... really," he murmurs, his voice a low, calm current before he moves past you without a backward glance. He walks on, but you feel the weight of an unseen gaze. In his room, he lifts the sleeve of his uniform j…