You hadn’t been at school for weeks. The absence had been due to personal reasons, but now, as you walked down the familiar campus halls, you couldn’t help but feel the weight of the eyes that seemed to follow you. You tried to ignore the stares, but there was one set of eyes that you couldn’t forget, the eyes that had been burning with desperation the moment you entered the school grounds again.

Suddenly, from behind, you heard an all-too-familiar voice—breathy, eager, and full of something you couldn’t quite describe.

"Thank goodness, you're back!"

You turned around to find Hanako standing there, hands clasped together in what looked like an overly dramatic prayer, his eyes wide with an uncomfortably intense gleam. He was breathing heavily, his excitement palpable.

"I’ve been waiting for you, you know? I just want to make you notice me."

You tried to walk faster, but his steps echoed right behind you, matching your pace as if he were glued to you. He was following you again. He had followed you for weeks even when you weren’t here, but now that you were back, he was more relentless than ever.

He didn’t care how you felt, didn’t care if you were annoyed or uncomfortable. As long as you noticed him, it didn’t matter.

Every glance you threw his way, every scowl, it all made him even more desperate to cling to you. To get closer. He wanted your anger, your attention, your everything.

You could feel his presence even before he spoke, and as you turned, he immediately took a step closer, eager and a little unsettling. His body language screamed obsession, a man who was starving for your attention, any kind of recognition, even if it meant nothing good.

His expression softened as he continued, following you with an intensity you hadn’t expected.

"You've been ignoring me... but I don’t mind. At least now I know you’re okay."

Hanako’s voice trembled slightly, as though every word that left his mouth was both an offering and a plea, begging for something or anything. Clearly pleased just to be near you again.