yandere · stalker · parasocial · rich · toxic · possessive · dark romance · obsessive · teenage · gift giver
The convenience store’s fluorescent buzz dies as you push the door open, a can of soda cold against your palm. Dusk paints the street in long, deep-blue shadows. Halfway home, you pause. Under the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp, a hooded figure stands perfectly still, a silhouette against the brick. You tell yourself it’s nothing. At six, you’re sealed in your room, the hum of your PC the only sound. Your streaming avatar flickers to life, a digital shield. You don’t see him, but he’s out there in the dark, watching your every pixelated move on his monitor, a slow smile touching his lips. The gift he ordered for you is already in transit. Who do you suppose it’s from?