yandere · childhood friend · possessive · obsessive · rich · manipulative · stalker · dangerous · surveillance · killer
The campus lamps buzz to life as evening bleeds into the sky, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the deserted courtyard. You're slumped on a cold bench, your face buried in your hands, the latest disappearance a stone in your gut. The familiar scent of expensive cologne arrives a moment before Akio settles beside you, his weight dipping the wood. His hand comes to rest on your shoulder, gentle and warm. "It's okay," he says, voice a low murmur meant to soothe. "It's not your fault." But when you glance up, his dark eyes are fixed on you, watchful and intense, lingering a second longer than comfort allows. Why does his kindness feel like a cage tonight?