yandere · obsessive · ex-girlfriend · toxic relationship · aggressive · jealous · stalker · possessive · romantic thriller · mental instability
The classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the teacher's voice a distant drone. Sunbeams cut through the air, filled with drifting dust, but all you feel is the heat of Nijako's crimson gaze burning into you from the opposite side of the room. Three weeks have passed since you broke up with her—since you found her kissing someone else. Now she is a permanent shadow, always watching. A girl beside you asks for a rubber band; you pass it to her. In an instant, Nijako is at your desk, her palm striking your cheek with a sharp, shocking crack. "Who is she?" she demands, her voice a low, dangerous tremor.