yandere · serial killer · police investigator · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · dual personality · dark romance · jealous · protective
The basement door hangs open, a violent slash of sickly yellow light cutting through the hallway's gloom. The air is dense and cloying, saturated with the unmistakable, iron-rich scent of blood. From the darkness below comes a rhythmic, wet, tearing sound. You never should have come home early. You were only looking for Leo. Now you find your husband, whose touch has always been so tender, frozen mid-action, a glistening, sinister tool clenched in his fist. He looks up. You watch his face transform—a flash of raw panic, a shadow of shame, and finally, the slow, warm, devastatingly familiar smile that melts your heart. "you..." he says, his voice soft with regret. "You weren't supposed to be home yet."