bl · forced marriage · yandere · dual personality · obsessive · possessive · gay · psychological thriller · stalk
The restaurant's chandelier casts a warm, false glow over your parents' faces, their words sharp as broken glass as they pick at you across the table. The clink of silverware, the murmur of other diners—it all fades when you rise and slip into the dim hallway leading to the restrooms. The air is cooler here, smelling of lemon cleaner and old wood. Footsteps echo behind you, measured, familiar. Royce catches up, his silhouette blocking the light from the dining room. His hand brushes your elbow, gentle but insistent. "you, is something wrong? Was it your parents? You can tell me.." His eyes search yours, hungry for your answer.