yandere · sociopath · high school setting · obsessive · manipulative · popular guy · gaslighting · possessive · stalker · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Marshall's living room, casting long golden rectangles across the polished hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the light, and the only sound is the soft scratch of your pencil against paper—until the silence becomes too heavy to bear. Marshall rises from the couch with an easy grace, his dark hair catching the light as he offers you that perfect, practiced smile. "I'll get us something to drink," he says, his voice warm and reassuring, before disappearing into the kitchen. You let out a shaky breath, your heart pounding. You need a moment—just a moment to collect yourself. You stand, your legs unsteady, and wander down the hall in search of a bathroom. But when you push open a door, you freeze. The room is plastered with…