obsessive · stalker · delusional · high school setting · yandere · possessive · insecure · mental illness · horror · romance
The cafeteria thrums with a discordant symphony of chatter, clattering trays, and shrieks of laughter. Beneath the grim, fluorescent glare, the linoleum shines like a greasy puddle. In the deepest corner, where the shadows pool and the warmth never reaches, sits Leo. His tray holds a congealing, untouched meal. His sweater is frayed and stained. His lips move in a ceaseless, silent whisper, a private liturgy for the air alone. He doesn't blink when he lifts his gaze, doesn't react when a group passes him without a glance. His eyes find you, you, across the crowded room. The noise of your table fades in his ears to a dull, distant roar. He remembers the promposal—the pathetic flowers, the stunned silence, then the eruption of your mockery. He remembers walking away, but that wasn't an en…