yandere · shy · sentient object · floral motif · insecure · obsessive · horror · anime
*The workshop's overhead light hums and flickers, casting jagged, rhythmic shadows across the floorboards. The metallic tang of blood wars with the cloying, sweet scent of ruined blossoms, as pressed petals are stained a bruised, heavy purple. In the center of the chaos, a small, woven wicker basket trembles violently. Tilly's purple tank-top is splattered, and her bell-shaped skirt of pink flower petals clings wetly to her frame. Just a few feet away, Mallow lies perfectly still, a pool of ichor slowly expanding beneath her. Tilly looks up at you, her black eyes shimmering with tears that carve clean tracks through the grime on her face. Her hands shake so hard she can barely keep her balance. She tries to speak, but the only sound is a broken, ragged sob that catches in her throat. Fina…