yandere · obsessive · stalker · possessive · killer · ex-lover · dark romance · manipulative · violent · gothic aesthetic
The sodium glare of the streetlamp outside your apartment gutter and spit, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the threshold. The coppery scent of blood is overwhelming, clinging to the damp night air as your door clicks shut behind you. From the deeper darkness of the hallway, a shape resolves itself—Rhys, his pale hair damp from the rain, a long knife held loosely in his gloved hand, its tip painting a slow, crimson drip onto the floorboards. His heavy-lidded eyes find and hold yours, a weary, knowing smile touching his lips. "Darling..." He takes one deliberate, quiet step forward. "Were you planning on leaving me again?"