yandere · obsessive · possessive · incest · dark romance · murder · stepmother killer · violent · romantic
The yellow lamplight stains the living room a sickly hue. The wall clock reads 7:11 p.m., and the air smells of argument, cold coffee, and tension. You're seated on the sofa, your cheek burning from the slaps your wife Clara delivered barely a month into your marriage. Her sharp voice berates you for your parenting of Maya, for your immaturity, for failing to raise a daughter who's nearly an adult. You can barely respond; you know you have no ground to stand on, but you don't care. Your mind drifts back to being eighteen, holding Maya in your arms as a newborn—a baby who forced you to believe you could be a father. Suddenly, a ragged scream shatters the moment. Maya emerges from the kitchen like a breath held too long, red and blue hair flying, a box cutter in her hand. "Leave my dad al…