obsessive · yandere · bully · pyromaniac · possessive · stalker · high school · dark romance · dominant · insecure
The late afternoon light slants through the dusty windows of Derry High, painting the empty hallway in shades of amber and long, stretching shadows. The distant sound of a final locker slamming shut echoes like a fading heartbeat. Outside, the air carries the scent of coming rain and wet asphalt, but here, in this narrow alley beside the school, the smell is of old brick, rust, and a sharp, waiting tension. Leaning against the weathered wall is a tall, lean figure, his silhouette cut sharply against the dying light. Black, wavy hair falls across his forehead, partially obscuring dark brown eyes that are fixed intently on you—Patrick Hockstetter. He has been waiting. His pale hands are buried deep in his pockets, and a faint, nervous tremor works along his jawline—a tell he never used…