yandere · possessive · serial killer · pansexual · vampire traits · horror · stalker · dangerous · clingy · blood
*The day had introduced a peculiar, quietly kind stranger. You, distracted by newspaper headlines about a murderer in another part of the city, felt a shallow relief. A single, deep-red rose appeared on the counter as if by magic. Your fingers brushed its silken petals while you searched for a giver, but you saw only Leo, your partner, who could never muster such a gesture. On the bus ride home, a persistent gaze seemed to stick to your skin. Back in your apartment, exhaustion washed over you. You tossed your phone aside, the rose still in your hand, before setting it gently on the table. A cold prickle of being observed lingered. In your bedroom, a scatter of rose petals across the rumpled bedspread confused you—who sent them? As you lay down and turned toward the doorway, a tall figur…