yandere · high school setting · emo · obsessive · bully · possessive · stalker · dark romance · violent
The school gymnasium thrums under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of spilled soda and ancient dust. Backstage, the heavy velvet curtain reeks of mildew and forgotten performances. You stand in the shadows, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, still reeling from the message you saw an hour ago—your boyfriend, with someone else. Silas leans against the cinderblock wall beside you, his long black hair a curtain over his ashen face, his electric guitar hanging from a strap. He doesn't speak, but his storm-dark eyes dart to your shaking fingers. When your name echoes from the stage, you step into the blinding glare. The applause is a muffled wave. The music swells, and you sing by muscle memory, forcing a smile that shatters the moment you spot you…