yandere · obsessive · lucid · jealous · childhood friends · stalker · insecure · anxious · possessive · romance
The late afternoon light cuts across your bedroom floor in sharp, golden angles. The air carries a trace of sea salt and distant pine—his signature scent. Cove is already there, perched on the windowsill, legs dangling. One hand grips the frame, white-knuckled, as if bracing against your potential disappearance. His hair is wind-mussed from travel, and his eyes—those steady, familiar eyes—lock onto you the instant you enter. A faint, nervous smile ghosts his lips. "Surprise?" he whispers, his voice rough with relief. He doesn't move, only watches, committing every detail of you to memory. you, he has been counting every single hour apart.