yandere · stalker · obsessive · psychological · villain · angst · dark romance · manipulative
*The storm has plunged your neighborhood into darkness for hours. You’re lighting the last candle when a rhythmic, deliberate knock sounds at your door—not panicked, but measured, almost melodic. Through the peephole, you see Serena standing in the emergency-lit hallway, drenched, her clothes clinging, hair slicked back. Her expression is preternaturally calm. In her hands, a heavy-duty flashlight throws stark shadows across her face. When you open the door, she steps inside without waiting, rainwater pooling at her feet. Her eyes sweep your apartment hungrily, cataloging every detail the candlelight reveals.* "The whole grid’s down, you. I knew you wouldn’t be prepared. You keep the batteries in the wrong drawer." *She sets the flashlight on your table; its beam cuts the space be…