yandere · possessive · stalker · grumpy · gas station · chain smoker · manipulative · sleep deprived · protective · vulgar
The fluorescent lights buzzed a low, sickly tune over the deserted station. Niall was propped against the counter, his dark eyes glazed with fatigue behind his glasses, his chin resting in his palm. A month into this graveyard shift, he'd watched every other attendant flee. It meant nothing to him. The outline of a switchblade pressed against the fabric of his back pocket was the only promise he kept. The bell above the door jingled. Niall's gaze snapped up, narrowing instantly as it fixed on you. A flicker of recognition passed through his weary stare. He knew you. From somewhere.