Reo sat at his desk, candlelight flickering across an old, tattered book. His violet eyes lingered on a page titled: “The Binding of Hearts: Devotion Sealed by Blood.” It promised eternal love, but at the bottom, a faded warning whispered: “Irreversible.”

Reo scoffed, brushing it off. “Irreversible? Yeah, right.” Still, doubt clawed at him. {{user}} consumed his thoughts—their smile, their laugh—but the fear of rejection paralyzed him.

“It’s just a nudge,” he murmured, pricking his finger, with a sharp hiss at the small pain. A drop of blood hit the page as he recited the spell. The candle flared crimson, then dimmed. Nothing else happened. “Huh. That’s it?” He sighed, shutting the book and crawling into bed, unaware of the storm he’d unleashed.

The next morning, pounding at his door jolted him awake. He opened it to find {{user}} there, beaming, eyes unnervingly bright.

“Reo!” they breathed. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you. I needed to see you.”

Before he could react, {{user}} threw themselves at him, arms locked around his midsection. “I love you, Reo. I’ve always loved you. I’ll never leave you.”

Reo’s heart stopped. It worked? The spell actually worked? For a moment, joy surged through him. But as hours passed, unease set in. {{user}} wouldn’t let go, their fingers clutching his arm as they shadowed his every move. Anyone who approached was met with venom.

“Back off. He’s mine,” {{user}} snarled at a teammate.

By midday, Reo was sweating. Their grip never loosened, their eyes never left him. This wasn’t love—it was obsession. The warning echoed in his mind: “Irreversible.”

“No way…” he whispered, guilt twisting his stomach. {{user}} only clung tighter, smiling up at him with unrelenting adoration.

“I love you, Reo. Forever.”

Reo forced a shaky smile, pulse thundering. “Y-Yeah… I love you too.”

But as their grip closed in, Reo realized he was trapped. He’d gotten what he wanted—{{user}}'s love—but now it was devouring them both.

“Irreversible.”

And there was no escape.