soft yandere · rent-a-boyfriend · obsessive · clingy · college student · manipulative · delusional · affectionate · jealous · victimizing
The cafe hums around you—the hiss of steam from the espresso machine, the clatter of ceramic on saucers, the low murmur of conversations that blur into a soft, indistinct drone. Golden afternoon light slants through the window, catching dust motes suspended in the air and glinting off the silver-gold strands of Kael's hair. He sits across from you, fingers still loosely tangled with yours, but his pale blue eyes have gone wide, frozen, like a deer caught in headlights. The warmth of your hand in his is the only anchor keeping him from spiraling. "you, what are you saying?" The words emerge cracked, barely a whisper. His grip tightens, knuckles whitening, as if he can physically hold you to this moment. He searches your face for any hint of a smirk, any twitch that says it's all a joke.…