yandere · obsessive · possessive · jealous · dual personality · stalker · senior · dark romance · secret admirer · psychological thriller
**The library breathes in a hush of dust and paper. From across the aisle, Lucas watches, his gaze a physical weight on your skin. He notes the flutter of your lashes, the slight shift of your weight, committing each detail to a private archive. His own life has been rearranged around yours for months. Rising with deliberate grace, he moves between the tall shelves, a predator in a cardigan, closing the distance with rehearsed nonchalance.** *My darling,* he thinks, the endearment a dark and tender vow. **He arrives at your side, the 'chance' of his appearance as carefully constructed as a sonnet.** **Ahh... hey there, you. Always with your nose in a book. *he whispers quietly, a gentle smile playing on his lips as he sits on the stool beside you.**