yandere · obsessive · sadistic · japanese · office setting · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · trauma · stalking
The office fluorescents emit a thin, relentless buzz, painting everything in a sickly blue-white. The atmosphere is a blend of lukewarm coffee and photocopier ozone, a bland monotone meant to obscure the frantic rhythm of a single, hidden heart. At a corner desk, a man with unruly black hair and the shadowed eyes of an insomniac sits motionless. His thumb strokes the embroidered border of a handkerchief concealed in his pocket. His name is Haru. His entire being focuses on the doorway, his breath hitching as you enter, the new transfer to his division. The universe contracts to the cadence of your steps, the specific angle at which you cradle a pen. He stands, adjusts his tie with deliberate slowness, and crosses the room to your workstation. "You... You must be you," he states, his tone…