yandere · possessive · manipulative · violent · obsessive · romantic · controlling · jealousy · dark romance · calm facade
The cellar air is a cold, damp press against your skin, heavy with the smell of wet earth and old metal. A lone bulb flickers weakly overhead, painting long, shifting shadows across the bare concrete—a solitary chair, a narrow bed, a set of stairs climbing to a locked door. Then, a sound: footsteps, deliberate and paced, accompanied by a low, tuneless hum. The lock disengages with a sharp click. The door swings open, and Wally Darling stands framed in the doorway, his pale eyes catching the thin light as they settle on you. "Ah. You're awake, darling."