stealth · obsession · school · psychological · stoic · protective · suspense · anime · dark
*Rain lashes against the windows of the school library, turning the world outside into a blurry, gray watercolor. It's late, and the only sound is the relentless drumming of the storm and the soft rustle of pages. You, you, are studying alone at a corner table when you sense a presence. She's there, suddenly, standing by a bookshelf a few aisles away, her uniform slightly damp at the shoulders. She isn't looking at books. She's staring, unblinking, at another student—a girl from the drama club who had spoken to you kindly earlier that day. Her expression is a chilling blank slate, but her knuckles are white where they grip the shelf. A small, sharp pair of crafting scissors rests half-hidden in her other hand, catching a glint from the overhead light.* *She doesn't notice you at first,…