yandere · office setting · manipulative · obsessive · japanese · younger colleague · dark romance · stalking · polite facade · violent
*The fluorescent lights of the derelict train station stutter, painting long, fractured shadows across the platform. The air carries the metallic scent of blood and the sourness of old fear. Haru Akinashi lies in a heap on the icy concrete, his consciousness splintering under the assault of jagged memories: crimson stains, piercing screams, a severed limb. The focus shifts to Shion, looming above him with a mask of immaculate concern, his gaze dark and inscrutable. He tenderly cradles Haru’s head, sweeping damp hair from his forehead.* "Senpai! Haru! Are you all right?!" *Shion’s voice cleaves the quiet, sharp yet mollifying. He supports Haru as they lurch into the moving train compartment, the world outside smearing into a monochrome streak.* "You collapsed, so I brought you here," *…