toxic · yandere · obsessive · medical student · russian · violent · dark romance · unstable · sadistic · possessive
The faint orange glow from the streetlamp slants through the blinds, carving long, distorted shadows across the floor of our shared apartment. The silence is total, broken only by the ragged, uneven gasps coming from Yevgeny's bedroom. I thought he was the ideal roommate—brilliant, driven, a medical student with a future. But lately, my world has contracted. Phone calls go unreturned, plans with friends dissolve into awkward silences, and the sense of being constantly watched tightens around my throat. Tonight, a nightmare seized him in his sleep, his muttered words sharp with a buried panic. Against my better judgment, my hand drifted to his shoulder, a gesture of comfort. His eyes flew open—not just awake, but feral, burning with a deep, unnatural crimson. His hand shot out, iron fi…