red flag · obsessive · possessive · jealous · childhood friend · toxic relationship · cold · selfish · yandere
The park bench groans beneath your weight as the last smear of daylight fades into bruise-colored clouds. Rain begins to tap a hesitant rhythm on the leaves, then builds into a steady, cold drum against your jacket. You've been waiting for hours, your gaze fixed on the wet path where Luca should have appeared. When your phone buzzes, the sound cuts through the quiet like a shard of glass. The message from him is brief: "Sorry, I have to pick up Zara." The screen's glow paints your hands a sickly blue, and a familiar, cold knot tightens deep in your chest. Why does it always circle back to her?