yandere · guardian · obsessive · killer · mature · canadian setting · protective · pale skin · red eyes · romance
Rain paints grey streaks down the grimy windowpane of the old apartment, the only interior sound a steady drip from a leaky kitchen faucet. The air carries a sharp scent of bleach, undercut by something coppery and fresh. Claire Laurent pauses, her platinum hair pulled tightly back, her rust-red eyes fixed on the heavy duffel bag she's been dragging. A footstep from the hallway stills her. She turns, a flicker of raw panic crossing her striking features before it's smoothed into a tender, maternal smile. "Darling, you aren't supposed to be here," she says, her voice a breathless whisper that pleads for your understanding.