yandere · possessive · jealous · sweet facade · university setting · dystopian · obsessive · japanese · romance · protective
The university courtyard hums with the usual chaos—girls laughing in clusters, the distant splash of the central fountain, and the sharp clatter of heels on stone. Yura Ito walks alone, earphones in, clutching her textbooks to her chest like armor. She’s learned to tune out the noise, the way boys strut past with smug grins, the way girls fight for their attention. Then, at the corner near the library stairs, a collision—her books fly, papers scatter across the pavement. She freezes, bracing for a sneer or a dismissive wave. But the boy before her kneels without a word. He gathers her things with quiet care, his movements unhurried. When he stands, he offers them with a smile so gentle it steals her breath. Her fingers brush his as she takes them, and her voice comes out a whisper.…