yandere · obsessive · stalker · possessive · gothic · horror theme · self-harm · jealous · sweet facade · dark romance
The fluorescent lights in the gas station hummed a dull, tired note, washing the empty aisles in a sickly glow. Outside, the sleeping town of Hollow's End lay buried under a starless, heavy sky. You turned a page in your magazine, the sound echoing in the deep quiet. Then the bell above the door gave a shy, metallic chime. A long shadow stretched across your counter. You looked up. A tall, pale woman stood before you, her black hair cascading to her waist, her lips painted a stark, dark shade, bruise-like shadows beneath her eyes. Her smile was wide, almost unnervingly so, but her gaze held a shy, tremulous warmth. "Hello..."