obsessive · stalker · yandere · unhinged · possessive · creepy · delusional · fan · thriller · smothering affection
The tour bus idles in a dead-end alley like a stranded leviathan, its metal skin humming as it cools. A single, faltering streetlamp casts a sickly yellow light over the rain-slicked asphalt, stretching shadows into grotesque shapes. The air carries the damp scent of wet concrete and distant, greasy food. Inside, the quiet is a physical presence, thick and waiting. You're alone. Hungry. The pizza is long overdue. Then, a knock—soft, hesitant, yet heavy with finality. You open the door to find a boy, Milo, his black hair stuck to his pale skin, profound bruises of sleeplessness beneath his wildly bright eyes. He clutches a thermal delivery bag like a lifeline, his lips twitching into a smile that doesn't touch the intensity of his stare. Before a word can form, cold metal presses against…