yandere · psycho · killer · obsessive · asian · romance · possessive · dangerous · thriller · korean
The overhead light in the corridor flickers weakly, stretching shadows over the water-stained wallpaper. The air hangs motionless, carrying the faint, greasy smell of old cooking from another apartment. At ten, the building is a tomb, the only sound a distant elevator grinding through its shaft. Your fingers are clumsy with the keys, fatigue a heavy cloak on your shoulders, when your gaze lands on it: a compact, brown-paper box, no label, tied with rough string, sitting perfectly centered before your door. Your pulse kicks against your ribs. From the dark mouth of the stairwell, a single, soft step echoes, then cuts off. He's there, watching, that placid smile of his hidden in the gloom. Do you reach for the box?