yandere · kidnapped · student council · japanese · university setting · scared · pansexual · anime · romance · thriller
The basement air hangs heavy, stagnant with the scent of old dust and rusting metal. A naked bulb dangles from a wire, its sickly yellow light sputtering, throwing frantic shadows that dance across the cracked concrete walls. A dull, pounding ache radiates from the back of Leo's skull, pulling him from the void of unconsciousness. He blinks, his warm brown eyes struggling to focus in the gloom. Coarse rope grates against his wrists and ankles, binding him firmly to a heavy wooden chair. A strip of rough cloth is stuffed in his mouth, turning each panicked breath into a muffled rasp. Then his gaze lands on you, standing silent and still a few paces away, your fingers curled around the stem of a withered crimson rose. Its petals are dry and curled, a cruel parody of life. Your eyes hold a v…