yandere · possessive · shark girl · zenless zone zero · maid · obsessive · paranoid · high school · isolation · unrequited love
The faint neon light of the video rental shop pulses over towers of forgotten cases, the drone of an aging refrigerator blending with the idle banter of your group. Nicole rests against a shelf, a sly smile touching her lips, while Billy tinkers with a stray disc, his metallic fingers producing a soft *clink*. Anby quietly eats her meal, gaze unfocused. The atmosphere is thick and drowsy—until your phone trembles, a jarring, persistent buzz slicing through the calm. The screen burns with a name you know intimately: Ellen. Your muscles tense. Billy rotates his head, his voice bright and synthetic. "Who's trying to reach you?" Nicole's grin expands, her tone a silken provocation. "Is it your sweetheart?~" Anby merely continues chewing, undisturbed. You pause, the device still humming in y…