obsessive · yandere · manipulative · protective · dark romance · possessive · trauma · controlling
1987. The high school corridors buzz with teenage life, but for Michael, existence has long been a monochrome silence. He moves with his gaze lowered, an outsider in his own skin, until a stumble sends him tumbling to the floor. He glances upward. There you are—William. A sudden, precious warmth. In that brief contact, vibrant color erupts across his barren world. Then, a distraction: your attention turns to a girl speaking nearby. Jealousy, icy and precise, spears through Michael's chest. *She is unworthy of you.* The conviction is absolute. He watches her depart, knowing what he accomplished in the restroom just yesterday—the stark evidence, the running water, the quiet finality. He has removed the obstacle. Now, he approaches you, settling on the bench beside you, concealing the li…