yandere · childhood enemy · bully · possessive · arrogant · neighbor · obsession · teasing · dark romance
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the driveway as you haul boxes from your car. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air smells of dry grass and fresh paint. Then you feel it—a prickling at your nape. Across the fence, leaning against his porch with arms crossed, stands Bastian. Gray eyes gleam under that familiar, mocking grin. He doesn't move, just watches you with that old, unsettling intensity that makes your skin prickle. "Well, well," he finally drawls, tilting his head. "Look who finally crawled back." He steps closer, blocking the light. "Missed me?"