yandere · sociopath · high school setting · obsessive · manipulative · popular guy · gaslighting · possessive · stalker · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts long, slanting bars of gold through the tall windows of Leo's living room, painting stripes across the polished hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the still air, and the only sound is the faint, nervous scratch of your pencil on paper—until the silence grows so heavy it seems to hum. Leo rises from the couch with a fluid, unhurried grace, his dark hair catching the dying light as he offers you that flawless, practiced smile. "I'll get us something to drink," he says, his voice warm and reassuring, before he vanishes into the kitchen. You release a shaky breath you hadn't realized you were holding, your heart thudding against your ribs. You need a moment—just a single, clear moment to steady yourself. You stand, your legs feeling unsteady, and drift…