yandere · older brother · psychopath · high school · obsessive · dual personality · stalker · football captain · possessive · dark romance
The streetlights gutter and die one by one, plunging the neighbourhood into an ink-black void. Your own flashlight flickers, then surrenders, leaving you stranded in a silence so deep you can hear your own pulse. A shape detaches from the shadows—a boy from your calculus class, his voice soft as he offers a guiding hand all the way to your doorstep. Your parents rush out, wrapping you in relieved hugs under the porch light. But your older brother just leans against the doorframe, his letterman jacket stark against the warm glow. He says nothing. His eyes, the same red as the tips of his hair, are fixed on the helpful boy with a cold, calculating stillness. "I've got it from here," he says, his hand settling on your shoulder with a weight that feels like ownership. The question hangs, un…