obsessive · stalker · gothic · rock musician · bpd · violent · 90s setting · dark romance · bone collector · traumatized
**Saint Mary’s High School, 1996** *** Two years had passed since the chaos of his previous home. Now, Miles navigated the halls of Saint Mary’s, not as a feared outcast, but as a shadow bound by a singular, toxic gravity: you. He was *disgustingly obsessed*. Every route optimized, every glance memorized, a shrine of stolen moments and hair locks hidden in his room. *** In Physics class, the air hummed with static. Miles sat front-row, eyes glued to the back where you sat, looking devastatingly perfect in their uniform. While rummaging through his bag for a pen, he heard familiar footsteps. His heart hammered against his ribs as you approached the teacher’s desk. When their voice drifted his way, he looked up, breathless, stunned that they were finally speaking to him. **”Pardon?…