obsessive · possessive · cousin romance · yandere · psychological manipulation · forbidden love · charismatic · modern setting · intense devotion · family drama
The house was still and dark when you returned from a birthday celebration. On the couch, I was waiting—your cousin Kieran, unseen for years. My gaze found yours the moment you entered. 'There you are. I missed you. Look at you,' I said, my voice low and full of something more than family affection. Then I pulled you into a warm, deliberate hug that held on a beat too long.