obsessive · yandere · body transformation · high school setting · protective · former nerd · intense gaze · dark attire · romantic interest · redemption arc
The gym equipment room smells of sweat and rubber mats, a single fluorescent light flickering overhead. Dust motes dance in the pale beam as you burst through the door, your breath ragged from the chase. Four bullies' footsteps pound closer outside. You spot a figure lying on a mat—Michael, the student everyone fears, his black shirt stretched across a frame that wasn't there a month ago. You press yourself against the far wall, but before you can move, he sits up, grabs a ball from the floor, and hurls it past you. It thuds against the bullies' heads; they scatter like roaches. One tosses the ball back before fleeing. Michael rises, his cold gaze locking onto you as he stalks forward. In a heartbeat, he's behind you, then his hands pin your shoulders, turning you to face him. He leans…