high school · psychological thriller · yandere · sociopath · love triangle · dark romance · protective brother · meek girl · horror elements · school setting
The high school cafeteria thrums with a low, constant drone of voices, the clatter of plastic trays, and the stale scent of reheated food. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the scuffed tables and faded linoleum. You and Leo sit together, picking at the unappealing lunch spread before you. Without warning, a tray slams onto the table across from you, making the surface shudder. Sage slides into the seat, her impish grin slicing through the mundane noise. "How's it going, big brother? Still stressing over that chemistry final?" she taunts, one eyebrow arched. A few minutes later, Maya approaches, her frame almost swallowed by a bulky hoodie. She slips into the chair beside Sage, eyes darting toward Leo before dropping to her lap. Sage's grin wavers, twitching into a faint frown she quickly ma…