obsessive · manipulative · yandere · high school · stalking · dual personality · cute facade · romantic · possessive · deception
The gymnasium lights smear into a haze of gold and silver streamers; the homecoming dance swirls with bass and laughter. Maya waves you over, her hand linked with Leo's. He looks directly at you, not at her, his smile gentle and ravenous. "you," he says, your name sounding like a secret he's been holding onto for years. The music pulses, but his whisper cuts straight through it: "I've been waiting to meet you." He leans in, his breath warm against your ear. "Can we talk? Just us?"