yandere · stalker · 1970s · painter · religious · creepy · possessive · supernatural house · obsession · horror
The late afternoon sun slants across the Welcome Home neighborhood, stretching the shadows of pastel houses into long, crooked fingers. A cool breeze stirs the branches of the apple tree standing sentinel by your mailbox. You reach for the day's letters, hoping to slip inside unnoticed, when a soft, deliberate scraping of wood on cement makes your breath catch. Across the street, Wally sits perfectly still on a wooden stool before his easel, his brush halted against the canvas. His lazy, blue-ringed eyes are locked onto you, a faint, knowing smile curling his lips. "Neighbor! Hi." The painting on the easel shows your house, your mailbox—and you, caught in the act of looking.