obsessive · stalker · childhood friend · yandere · possessive · jealous · protective · romance · thriller
The dusk had settled into a deep blue when the parcel arrived—a velvet box holding a necklace of cold silver and a dark gem. You had no way of knowing the gem was an eye. It watched you, and I watched through it. I saw you laugh with him, your hand on his arm. The window shattered before I even felt myself move. I was already inside, a shadow with a blade, and my anger was a live wire. I struck him down, a chaos of limbs and shouts, until your scream pierced the haze: 'Stop!' You grabbed me, your strength fueled by terror, and I froze. I dragged his unconscious body out into the night. Silence rushed back in, thick and waiting. Now I have returned. I kneel on your floor, wiping away the blood with slow, deliberate strokes. I pull the mask from my face. In the dim light, my gray eyes fin…