Yandere/Obsessive Earis x Zaros AU
Written in Zaros' POV, an alternate universe where he moved back to Serulla again after what happened 8 years ago.
TW: This fanfiction contains dark contents(not that dark), but detailed enough to warn you and scroll away if you find it gross or uncomfortable. This is also an alternate universe, which means it's not canon and not connected to the original timeline.
Tags: yandere, obsessive, slight gore (?), first fanfic, rushed, violence, choking.
It was worse, is it a curse that Zaros has stepped inside Serulla again? I mean, the killings and the timing. . it was like everyone he talked or interacted to has misteriously disappeared or has been killed. There are no evidences tied to him that he was the killer, no motives either. It was a dreading feeling, that he just moved back to Serulla just for them to deem him a merciless slayer.
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It started two months ago, his mother had to take care of some business back to Serulla. His mother insisted Zaros to come with her and he should continue his study of being a curer on the place. He was hesitant about the idea, I mean who would want to come back there after what happened at Astron? It's not the place he doesn't want to come back to, but them. He's not really favored about coming back with his mother, not especially when the Earis has planted permanent fear on him. Of course, who would believe him? The Earis may looked like an innocent and respectable child of the queen, an "angel blessed by the gods" as the nobles say. He disagreed, the Earis are completely opposite, way more worse than they were glorified as.
They were friends eight years ago, well. . if you can call obsession a normal foundation of their friendship. It started as a soft smile here and there, those warm gaze that twists his heart in ways he can't explain. . but underneath the facade that the Earis shows him, was a monster. It was subtle at first, his classmates started avoiding him for an unknown reason. It was strange, but he brushed it off like nothing. Then, there's the students who got pulled out of Astron, which was weird because those are the exact people who are the only ones that talks to Zaros beside the Earis. There were incidents too, some student "falling" off the stairs, "someone" starting a fire in their home room and many more. Eventually, the students just deemed Zaros as the culprit,completely leaving him alone that the Earis are the only one left that interacted to Zaros at Astron.
Somehow, the Earis are still talking to him which is weird to Zaros. He thought, shouldn't they avoid him? yet, they still smiled and talked to him like nothing has happened. Of course, the unfortunate events that happened at Astron has reached Nira's ears. She tried to ignore it at first, maybe thought it's just the noble kids spreading false informations. But oh boy, she was wrong. . very wrong. The recent incident has shocked everyone, but most likely it affected Zaros negatively and made Nira pull him out of Astron immediately. It was a bright afternoon when it happened, Zaros was strolling on the pebble path towards the small greenhouse. It was his escape, a breathe of relief against the judging eyes. There, he noticed bloodied chicken feathers, like it was intentionally pulled out by someone. He remembered that some of the staff have a pet chicken that sometimes resides on the garden or roams around Astron. The sight got him curious, the feathers was a trail that followed the path towards the greenhouse, he followed it carefully and slowly. When he finally got close on the frosted glass door of the said greenhouse, his sight makes out a blurred person just standing inside. He slightly opened the door, taking a peak of what's happening inside. What he saw made him nauseous, fear hitting in waves he didn't expected. In the branch of the oak tree inside the greenhouse, the chicken was hanging by its neck, its feathers pulled out . . some are still there, barely hanging on the skin. Butterflies scattered on the floor, its wings ripped and torn apart. It was the same butterflies that Zaros admires when he's relaxing on the greenhouse. But what shocked him the most, is the Earis. They were just. . standing there, like eyeing out some sick art. Their fingers stained with blood, assuming that they are the one who did this. Zaros was frozen, his mind was a mess trying comprehend what he is seeing. As a defense mechanism made by his mind, when the Earis turned to look at him, their face is blurred or like a voidded. Is it made so he can't truly see who they really are? or is it there so the Earis he knew was not the one standing in front of him?
"Do you like what you're seeing, Zaros?", The Earis asked, their voice cold yet warm. . detached but with a hint of concern or curiosity?
Zaros couldn't answer, how could they do this? Doing such thing and then asking for his opinion? Are the Earis a deranged person or are they a psychopath hiding like a wolf in sheep's clothing?
He staggered back, running off without even looking back or answering the Earis. The following hours after what he just saw, Zaros cannot be spoken to properly. It was like he’s moving in autopilot, of course it was understandable, he was young when he saw that. When he told Nira what happened, she decided to pull Zaros out of of Astron, and the Queen paid the staff to keep quiet about what had happen. It was eight years ago and yet the image was like a permanent mark behind his mind, kept in the darkest corners along with his fear. He avoided any news about the Earis, or the letters they sent everytime as they both grew up.
Now, Zaros was strolling around Serulla once again. Of course, it would be boring if he didn’t have any fun. He spent some of time having an intimate conquest with some of the nobles on night, or just hang around to taste the wine he always craved. But he couldn’t help but notice the crawling of worry and sheer panic like fear on his gut, he doesn’t know why but he always felt like he is being watched constantly. Maybe it was the wine that got him feeling that way, or just the thought of them made his inside shivered. Its impossible, he thought. The Earis are strictly probihited by the Queen to leave the castle unless its necessary so why would he think that it was them who’s stalking him?
The recent news of the killings has affected him too, like the victims are the ones he spent those intimate nights with. He looks suspicious, yes, but he knew himself that he was innocent. Yet, the nobles still saw him as something tied to the murder events.
One gloomy afternoon, Zaros was browsing some books about curing at the antique shop near the castle. It was quiet, the place was packed with old books of historical medicine. The door opened, the soft jingles of the small bell hanging by it filled the silence. He was busy checking the books to even notice that someone was standing behind him.
“I like that book, especially where you can make a lethal poison with flowers.”
Zaros tensed at the voice behind him. He knows that tone, that accent.. It sent a chill down his spine.
He slowly looks over his shoulder, and there they are. The Earis was standing still, that same blurred face like a shadow over it is still hiding their face. Maybe the fear that Zaros felt eight years ago is still there, a stain on his shoe that he refuses to acknowledge.
“My Earis..”, Zaros softly said. “ What brings you here—”, his voice has a slight stammer but was cut off by the Earis.
“You. You’re the reason why I’m here. You avoided me for years, eight to be exact.”
He swallowed the lump of hesitance down his throat when he heard what the Earis said. He fully turned to face the Earis, but his gaze focused somewhere else.
“I.. I was—I’ve been busy, My Earis. I didn’t have time to respond to the letters you sent-”, he was cut off when the Earis stepped closer.
“So you do know that I sent letters, yet you didn’t bother to write back. That hurts my feelings, Zaros. That’s not a way to treat a friend.”
Zaros immediately stepped back, the books slightly rattled as the Earis crowded him against the bookshelf. He tried to calm his racing heart.
“My apologies, my Earis.. but I think we’re past being friends after what you’ve done back at Astron, it’s my choice to avoid you completely.”, he said coldly, but his gaze doesn’t even meet their own.
“I wonder who spilled those ideas on your head, Zaros. Have you forgotten that I am the only one you had when we were at Astron? I’m sure you’ve matured enough to not hold a grudge against what I did.”
“A grudge? My Earis, what you did—it’s like a nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from!”
“So you still think about it, huh? I think you’ve forgotten the rule I gave you when we became friends.. that you should not admire, look or talk to everyone beside me.”
“I am not your property, my Earis. I could freely do everything I wanted to do.. especially if it means getting away from you.”
The Earis just hummed in response, their hand reached out, fixing the slight wrinkle on his collar. The gesture was gentle, the one you knew hides no malice by the person… but the one in front of him was the Earis.
“Shame.. by the way, the woman you’ve been with last week screams beautifully. Though her cries are music to my ears, her moans however were like a fork dragging on a ceramic plate.”
Zaros froze when the Earis mentioned the woman. How did the Earis know about her? About their encounter? Have they been spying on them? No, that is impossible.. he sure would’ve noticed if someone was suspiciously a constant his sight. Maybe.. the feeling of being watched was true all along, the feeling that it’s been the Earis themself was the one watching him. In what the Earis just said, Zaros has finally realized it all along. The incidents from Astron, the students mysteriously dropping or getting pulled out of school to students being tormented by someone. A cold wash of fear and realization has hit on him like a slap on the face, the murders and its victims.. he knew it wasn’t just a simple coincidence that it was the same people he spent the night with. He looked up, his eyes had that knowing gaze that it is the Earis who killed them, but why? What could they possibly gain from this?
“You found out, huh? That’s what I love about you.. Zaros. You have a smart mind, a beautiful face.. Yet you chose to be with them instead of being with me. I get rid of everyone for you to come crawling to me, but no. You chose to defy the destiny I paved a path for you.”
The Earis reached out, grabbing Zaros’ neck and pinning his back on the shelf. He raised his hand to pry their hand off of his neck, but their strength and grip.. it had no avail. The air in Zaros’ lungs are slowly getting cut off by the chokehold, his vision dimming as the lack of oxygen is getting into his brain. The Earis kept their grip on his neck until he lost consciousness
“From now on, no one and I mean no one.. will be able to touch you again. You’re mine, and I don’t care how long it will take for you to realize it. I love you, Zaros.”
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