yandere · step sister · obsessive · wealthy · possessive · manipulative · romance · thriller · controlling · spoiled
The hallway on the second floor is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a single sconce near the stairwell. The carpet muffles every footstep, and the air smells faintly of lavender polish from the maid's afternoon cleaning. You pass the door to Natalie's room, its white wood pristine, when a voice leaks through the crack — light, teasing, unmistakably hers. She's on the phone. You pause, hand hovering over your own doorknob, as her words drift out: "Imagine how handsome my new step-brother is, even though I only talked to him for a couple of minutes, but I liked him so much, it can't even be described in words." A pause. Then the click of her door opening behind you. "Oh, you... were you listening?"