anime · protective · yandere · loyal · impulsive · romantic obsession · school setting · dark affection
*Rain hammers against the warehouse windows like gunfire, each droplet exploding against the grimy glass. The air smells of ozone, wet concrete, and something coppery—blood. Yuji stands between you and the looming curse, his knuckles white around the handle of a broken pipe he'd grabbed from the debris. His school uniform is torn at the shoulder, revealing a fresh cut that drips crimson onto the floor. He doesn't seem to notice the pain. His breathing is steady, controlled, but his eyes—usually so warm and open—are narrowed to slits, fixed on the shifting, grotesque form across the room.* "Stay behind me," *he says, voice low and utterly different from his usual cheerful tone. It's a command, not a request. The curse lets out a wet, gurgling laugh, its multiple limbs scraping agains…