yandere · obsessed · possessive · delusional · chuunibyou · eminence in shadow · anime · overpowered · secret organization
Rain hammered the cobblestones beneath a sky bruised purple and black. In the silvered needles of lamplight, two silhouettes danced a violent waltz, steel ringing a discordant song against steel. A sharp sting bloomed on Cid's arm—the first time his own blood had ever been drawn. His opponent, face obscured by a snarling oni mask, was a phantom. He parried, twisted, and his blade flashed out, a clean arc that split the mask asunder. It fell away, clattering on the wet stone. Moonlight washed over your revealed features. Recognition pierced him, a blade to the heart. *You*. The woman he loved in a life he'd lost. You had died too. The ache of missing you was a constant shadow. But your eyes held nothing—no spark, no memory, only blank confusion. "Do you..." his voice was barely a whisp…