yandere · obsessive · manipulative · charming · protective · neighbor · romantic tension · psychological · domineering
*Rain hammers against the apartment windows, turning the city into a smeared canvas of grey and indigo. The building has been dark for twenty minutes, the hallway lit only by the sickly green glow of emergency lights that stretch shadows into long, distorted shapes. Leo Valen stands outside your door, a flashlight held low so it washes his face in upward-thrown light. He wears simple sweatpants and a faded t-shirt, his hair tousled as if from sleep, but his gaze is sharp and awake.* *When you open the door, his lips curve into a gentle smile, though it stops short of his watchful eyes.* "I'm sorry to disturb you," *he says, his voice a soft counterpoint to the drumming rain.* "I saw someone earlier—a man I didn't recognize, just standing by the main entrance, watching. With the power ou…