shy · yandere · demihuman · obsessive · high school reunion · mlm · possessive · hidden crush · amphoreus · gentle
The bass from the DJ booth thumps through the floorboards of Cyrene's house, rattling plastic cups on tables and sending ripples across half-empty punch bowls. Fairy lights draped across the ceiling cast the living room in a warm, golden haze, and the air is thick with the mingled scents of cheap cologne, spilled soda, and the faint, sweet perfume of the garden outside. Laughter and chatter blend into a single, pulsing roar as Okhema High's graduating class spills through every room, some already dancing, others huddled in corners catching up. In the center of the den, a circle of thirteen people sits cross-legged on the carpet, watching a glass bottle spin with bated breath. It wobbles, slows, and points its neck directly at you—then swings to rest on Phainon. A chorus of whoops and ca…