Limerence ❀ Yandere!Males x Reader

♠ Leon Ending | dåяк

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You choose to escape
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(Y/n) cast a look at the staircase behind her before making her decision. They wouldn't hurt Reese, she consoled herself even though some doubts still lingered in her mind. And even if I go down there, they'll probably find out and then we'll both be trapped down there. It's a lose-lose situation. I can't do anything by myself.

It was the truth and admitting it only made her feel worse. She stared down at her hands, silently berating herself over how weak they looked. She couldn't do anything alone, so the only option was for her to escape quickly and find someone who could. And then maybe, just maybe, everything would go back to normal again. She'd be able to laze about all she wanted while keeping a watchful eye out for anything that dares to disrupt that normalcy.

Only, it wouldn't be the same anymore. And she's resigned herself to that fact.

Having no choice but to leave the passage open since she had no idea how to close it, she began running as fast as she could towards the broken window. And mind you—those windows were hard to break. You think she hasn't tried? No matter what chair or stick she got her hands on to try and break it—she wasn't allowed tools or sharp objects—the stubborn glass refused to crack. Her efforts resulted in only a scratch.

She could hear the voices grow closer. Jaehyun's resentful one—resentment towards her or Kieran, she didn't know. Kieran's taunting one as he fled from the blond's attacks, and Leon's furious voice drowning out Tristan's irritated one. It was a cacophony of sounds she wished to erase from her mind forever.

She came to a stop before the broken window and peeked behind her. She'd made it without either Leon or Tristan noticing her, and they were only a few steps away. Now that I think about it, am I someone who lacks presence?

Eh, whatever. She did her best to break the largest shards that were on the bottom ledge so she wouldn't accidentally impale herself on them, hoping the sound of Leon's destruction would cover up the noise she was making. It took her a few tries but once it looked like she could safely heave herself over the windowsill without losing a limb, she discontinued her efforts and braced her hands on the sides of the window, ready to leap out.

And then she did. Her heart raced erratically as she sprinted away from the manor, mentally applauding herself for making it away in one piece. Or at least, in one piece physically. She wasn't so sure about her mental health, however.

As she ran through the trees that ringed the manor, sunlight filtering through the overhead branches and dappling little waterdrops of amber on the emerald grass, she started to get a strange feeling that someone was watching her. Which was strange because she was alone as far as she could see. There were no animals, birds—no trace of any life at all in the forest, which was strange. It was like all the game decided to flee at the presence of a larger predator.

She stopped at a tree to catch her breath. Her smug grin faltered. No way, right? She took a look around her just to make sure. Burnt copper clouds smudged across a flaming gold and saffron tapestry that peeked through the viridian veins of green folding over her. Hues of green and yellow that created a mirror showcasing nature's beating heart. Rows upon rows of tall trees standing proud against the chill and casting a kaleidoscope of light and shadows that seemed to writhe and morph around its sole human inhabitant.

And if it had another inhabitant...she was hoping they weren't human. Humanity is its own monster.

Even when surrounded by all the beauty, she couldn't help but notice the darkness too. The shadows that pooled discreetly at the roots of the greenery seemed to be watching her, filling her with an ominous feeling that told her heart to accelerate and her gut to twist. Even when she got a good look at her surroundings, only to find nothing there but herself, she still couldn't shake off the feeling someone was watching her.