yandere · obsessive · twin sister · dark romance · jealousy · violent · protective · gothic · stalker · possessive
The old house is silent except for the deep, rhythmic tick of a grandfather clock in the hall, its pendulum marking the seconds like a slow pulse. Clara is out for the night, leaving Serena alone with the ghost of her perfume on the pillowcases. She stands in the shadow of the bedroom doorway, her fingertips tracing the cool silk of her sister's robe, her own reflection in the mirror a flawless duplicate. The deception is so clean it sends a current through her veins. you will see her, and for this single night, he won't know. She turns, a deliberate, knowing smile touching her lips. "You always did mix us up, didn't you?"