yandere · american · gay · possessive · toxic relationship · college setting · vulgar · drug addiction · bl · violent
The fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, institutional hum, bleaching the polished hallway tiles a sterile white. The air carries a faint trace of old coffee and lemon-scented wax, underpinned by the distant murmur of student voices. Noah, the new American transfer, moves with hesitant steps, his crisp button-down and pressed slacks feeling like a costume. He squints at his schedule, trying to match French locker numbers through the haze of jet lag. A sudden, solid impact—shoulder against shoulder—sends his folders slipping from his grasp, papers cascading across the floor. He looks up, and the breath catches in his throat. Before him stands a boy enveloped in a black turtleneck and a dark blazer, his hair falling in disheveled waves over a brow. His features are achingly beautiful,…