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You never thought you'd end up in this situation. The... 'events' a few years ago led to where you were now - young, unwed, with no where to live. So it was a stroke of luck when you found this job, right?

The glitz and glamour of the ballroom is very different in this part of the room. You're no debutant. But your mistress is... so your head is down, gaze averted, focus solely on your role - helping your mistress find the best possible match.

And it was going so well... until you caught the eye of three handsome, eligible skeletons.

How are you going to break this to the Baron?

Hey, so I'm having some scans and waiting on new meds, so I'm probably not going to write anything for the rest of this month. I may edit one of the chapters I have in the backlog and upload it, I'm not sure.

In the meantime, I'll be focussing on imagines and asks from my inbox. Inbox is currently empty, so please chuck in any prompts there!

A reminder that it's open for

imagine / headcanon asks relating to any of my boys, genderswapped girls or yanderes (full list in masterpost)

DMW story related questions

DMW 'What If' scenarios (what if a character acted a different way)

And what the hell, drabble requests if you want one^^

I'll write reader x skeleton, papyrus x papyrus, sans x sans, anything platonic. SFW / NSFW is okay.

Had a spare hour or so, and what better way to spend it than with Wine? Wine design by @absurdmageart from Making a Monster!

As you may know, Mage’s work is a huge inspiration for me. I love the way they write Wine, I think we have very similar interpretations of him so if you like my Wine and for some reason you haven’t read MaM, you might enjoy it!

Thank you for the ask!

I answered some of these in my Yandere Headcanons here, here and here.

So I’ll go through the other parts of your ask now in terms of who’s the most dangerous!

Who's the most dangerous yandere to you? (most to least)

Wolf (Fellswap Papyrus) - the worst yandere to end up with, by far. You're not only certain to die, but you're going to suffer first. Once you're in his clutches, those curious eye sockets will be your only companion, for the rest of your excruciating life.

Razz (Swapfell Purple Sans) - one of the most delusional of all the yanderes. As time goes on, he completely loses his sense of perspective, making him volatile, and risky for you. Every panic attack, bout of jealously, fear rolls into one awful snowball. You're not making it out of this one alive.

Red (Underfell Sans) - he's extremely dangerous because he's fully prepared to kill anyone, even you. He believes that if he can't have you, no one can. And it's not hard to make him think that you're more hassle than you're worth. There is a possibility you can survive this relationship, but you have to be prepared to give up a normal life completely.

Axe (Horrortale Sans) - similar to Red in danger levels. Axe is more patient with you than Red, but he's still more than capable of killing you, and he's harder to finesse. The main risk to you is that your own declining sanity will push him into a more delusional state. You can survive this, if you're prepared to become his pet. But if you reject him, his little game stops being fun.

Wine (Fellswap Gold Sans) - pretty middle of the road. He's similar to Red in that he might choose to discard you, but he's not as temperamental as Red. He's actually strangely reasonable. He's in full control of the ship though, so remember that you're alive on his terms - not your own. If you ever stop being an amusement, or become a liability, it's game over.

Blue (Underswap Sans) - if you stay on his good side, he's not likely to physically harm you. The danger is that he's lost his grasp on reality and perspective., making him unruly, and he'll take huge risks happily. The good thing is he's so stubborn when it comes to living in his dream world, that even when you're acting up, he's going to ignore it. Remember though that if he ever things you're a danger to yourself, things could get nasty.

Cash (Swapfell Purple Papyrus) - one of if not the most grounded yandere. Unlike some of the others, he won't suffer from delusions that are risky to your physical health. Like Wine, though, this means he's in full control, meaning you're in the hands of a very smart, very dangerous, and very calculated man. If you spurn him, he might even kill you in cold blood. But really, he's more at home in the background, and isn't going to kill you for smaller infractions. Avoid the aforementioned landmine, and you might just survive this.

Coffee (Fellswap Gold Papyrus) - you're his perfect angel - he'd never dream of laying a finger on you! Most of the danger lies in his sometimes heavy-handed reactions, coupled with his unfortunate tendency to go into auto-pilot when he's stressed. These are partly manifestations of delusions, centred around his life up until now. Any situation you put yourself in that will stress him out, is risky to you. You could well end up dead by his own hand, even if he'll hate himself for the rest of his life.

Sans (Undertale Sans)- he's not going to physically hurt you, but his skilful manipulations will mess you up mentally. It's almost impossible to make it through a relationship with him, while keeping your existing relationships intact. If you really push him, he could potentially resort to killing, but it's not going to be in cold blood, and he's in very good control of his emotions. Honestly, that result would be surprising. You will survive as long as you accept your new reality.

Papyrus (Undertale Papyrus) - will never injure or kill you so you don't need to worry about that, but he's delusional enough that he's going to take over your life and not even realise that it's hurting you. Your immediate needs will be met, but he can't stop to understand that you need more than that to thrive. The main risk here is that you're dependent on his care.

Willow (Horrortale Papyrus) - poor Willow will never hurt you physically, and would never want to hurt you emotionally either. The problem is his... tentative grasp on reality. If you allow him to bathe in his delusions, you'll be safe, even if he won't make it on the otherside with his mind intact. However if you push him away too much, he'll struggle to accept it. It doesn't align with the version of you in his head - the version he insists is real. There's a risk he does something drastic, but how that manifests depends on what's going through his head at the time. Be careful what you say to Willow, because he'll always remember, and you don't know how it'll translate in his mind.

Edge (Underfell Papyrus) - it may be surprising to see him so low down given his prickly nature and aversion to emotional regulation, but at heart he's a very loyal person who takes his duty in protecting his loved ones seriously. He'll do anything for you, but will stop short of a 'mercy killing' - why would he do that, when it's completely counterintuitive to his goal? Thank the stars he's not delusional!

Black (Fellswap Sans) - he's similar to Edge in that he's a protector, but unlike Edge, he's not wrapped up in thinking you're made of glass! Yeah, the world is dangerous, but he's fully capable of looking after you. As long as he's playing this role, no one, including himself, will ever lay a hand on you. And, if you can't handle this life anymore, it could be possible to snap him out of it with some home truths.

So how about an S/O that's like alone. No family within the vicinity even the state because they moved away from home, toxic n abusive family that's why they left. Works overtime just to make a living, really tired and doesn't have enough time to socialize. (Maybe they are like invisible in the workplace or only known for doing most of the stuff)

If ever encountered an accident perhaps they just let it if they die they die.

So if they get kidnapped would just let it so. (Willing s/o also lowkey wish they can live a life without worries)

Thank you for the ask! I think I wrote the coolest and most fucked up lines in my writing career so 👍👍👍

Yandere boys with a S/O who is just… happy to go along with it!

Yan!Sans (Undertale Sans)

This throws Sans for a loop. What do you mean you don’t have any family to get in his way? Well, uh…*Sans leafs through all the cue cards he had in his pocket* won’t be needing these then!

Seriously though, Sans was expecting to have to compete for you. He thought you’d surely have family that was going to try and take you away from him. But you don’t, so it actually calms him down quite a lot! Even more so when you come home from work one day and told him all about how you finally got a raise after four years of hell working in that company that never appreciated you. Sans is listening, tell him more! He’s nodding along to your story, secretly bursting with pride that his little ‘interventions’ were so greatly accepted by you!

This actually works out very well for you. Just hope the police don’t cotton on to Sans’s shenanigans!

Yan!Papyrus (Undertale Papyrus)

This is great for Papyrus because it means you have more time to spend with him! Well, he can see that half the time you’re too tired from work to come over and see him… he thinks of lots of things he can bring over to yours after work in the hopes you’ll let him stay. He’s planning you movie nights, gaming nights and more, and you accept them all since it’s a weight off your mind to think about what to do – and your boyfriend always brings food!

As his clinginess increases and he starts to become more dependent on you, it might start to wear you down a little bit. It also starts to concern Papyrus more and more, because all he can think about is how much time you’re spending there and not with him. So when he kidnapped you one day and you wake up in his basement, he really was expecting more of a fight, but… you just straight up ask him ‘does everyone think I’ve gone missing?’. Turns out this little arrangement suits you both!

This, again, works out well for you. Papyrus trusts you won’t run off and leave him, so you’re able to have freedoms he wouldn’t ordinarily allow. You do whatever you want around the house while he’s at work (part time, of course), and you can even go out shopping when needed, in the disguise you made. You send Papyrus off to your funeral when your family finally declare you dead, and when he gets back you spend the evening bitching about all the fake things they said.

Yan!Blue (Underswap Sans)

When you first tell Blue about your abusive family, he’s appalled. How could anyone treat their children and siblings like that? He assures you things are different in his family, and now you’re a part of it! It’s probably really meaningful for you.

It does throw some spanners into the works when Blue’s… less distinguished tendencies come out. Your family are target number one, since he’s decided that anyone who treats his S/O like dirt doesn’t deserve to live. He never stopped to consider whether you wanted it or not, because in his mind, that’s not the kind of thing you should have to think about. He’ll sort it for you! Honestly, he’d considered arson as it would be convenient, but they deserve a worse fate. Then he was debating whether to bring home one of their severed hands, to prove to you that he’d sorted your little problem out, but decided you wouldn’t like that. Anyway, the deed was done, that’s all that matters.

He knew when the news of your family’s deaths would break out. He made sure you were at his house, so he could keep an eye on you. The doors were all locked, of course. You removed the phone from your ear slowly, and locked eyes with him. This is it!

‘Blue, my family are… all dead.’

‘O-OH! REALLY?’

‘Some psychopath got them, apparently.’

‘OH! …WELL THEY DID DESERVE IT!’

‘Did you have anything to do with this?’

‘OF COURSE NOT!’

You crossed the room towards him slowly, conflict written all over your face… then kissed him on the cheekbone. ‘Stay safe, okay?’

Stars. You’re so perfect.

Yan!Stretch (Underswap Papyrus)

Like his brother, Stretch is horrified upon finding out what your family did to you. As a S/O he’s very down-to-earth and caring anyway, always there for your emotional needs as much as your physical ones. So this is a match made in heaven, really. He’s there when you need him, but appreciates when you need to decompress after work. He’ll ping you a quick text when your workday ends letting you know he’s around in case you need him.

As things progress, he realises that all that overtime just won’t do. It’s clearly driving you into the ground. So despite the idea filling him with dread, he’s taken on a second job, doing some overnight shifts for a security company. It’s about that time you move in together. He tells you that you should consider studying that course you’d always wanted to do. Whether you do or don’t is up to you, but Stretch is going to keep that second job anyway to keep the roof of your cute little house over your heads.

Sure, this relationship isn’t healthy… Stretch has just transferred all your stresses onto himself. But he’s cool with that. This can go one of two ways from here.

If you’re completely no-contact with your family and never talk to them? It’s probably fine. But if you have the occasional contact, or he can see the situation is still getting to you, he might be forced to… resolve the conflict. Poor Stretch isn’t cut out for that. He’ll definitely get away with it, he knows how to cover his tracks, after all, but it’s going to fuck him up for a while. He’s never crossed that line before, and it’s something he’s going to carry with him forever. But now they can’t hurt you again, right?

Yan!Red (Underfell Sans)

Yeah, Red can understand this. Not that he doesn’t have a perfectly fine relationship with his brother, but back where he comes from, a lot of families operate like yours does. He’s going to take it upon himself to steer you through all the trials and tribulations it brings. Please listen to him, because he’s going to get really annoyed if you go against his wishes. Why don’t you understand that he knows how to handle situations like this? You think you know better?

Pretty soon, Red’s holding on to not only that thread, but every other thread in your life. He considers himself like your personal manager. It’s surprisingly easy, since you don’t ever go out, anyway! Still, he can tell those assholes at your work are taking advantage of you, and the solution is simple. You’re his, and he’s taking back what he owns.

He’s prepared a scary little diatribe so you understand that you aren’t leaving him, ever. His doors are all locked, and you aren’t getting out. But then you just breathe a sigh of relief, which stops him in his tracks. Oh, okay. That works! For some reason he really likes the idea of your mutually agreed imprisonment. Maybe it’s just because it means less training, if you’re a willing participant. You get an escape from the world and your dead end job, he gets compete and total ownership over you. Honestly, he expected more of a fight here. But Red knows a bonus when he sees one.

As long as you don’t try to leave or fight against his control, you’ll be absolutely fine here.

Yan!Edge (Underfell Papyrus)

Not too much changes here. Edge is disgusted by your family and forbids you from ever contacting them again (even before he’s revealed his hand – come on Edge, you need to be patient!).

However, he’s not going to kidnap you anyway. His sickness mainly comes out in his overbearing and constant presence whenever you leave the safety of your home, but since that rarely happens, he’s just… fine? If you ever go to work drinks he insists on coming, and he’s glaring at everyone, which is going to make them ostracise you even more in the workplace, but your boyfriend doesn’t do subtlety, sorry. Still, he’s making a mental note of everyone’s names, what they look like, and what cars they drive home in, so if he ever needs to, he can find them.

Honestly, Edge is mostly harmless, especially in this kind of scenario. The worst you’re going to receive is getting chewed out for how poorly you look after yourself. Really, what would you do without him?

Yan!Razz (Swapfell Purple Sans)

This is a difficult place to be for Razz. He’s extremely delusional, and there’s a couple of things at play here which is feeding that even more. If it was so easy for you to cut off your family, then one day you will cut him off too, right? The deeper your relationship gets, the more fear he has that it’s going to end.

Pretty much all relationships with yandere Razz end the same way. Eventually he spirals until he comes to the same, single conclusion – there’s only one way he can hold onto you. You’re only going to survive a couple of years. But at least you’ll get a nice happy wedding, and some lovely years with Razz, right?

Yan!Cash (Swapfell Purple Papyrus)

His initial response is a lot like Sans’s. As the other ‘manipulator’ type yandere, Cash was expecting more… resistance to his plans. It concerns him a little less than Sans, though, because whereas Sans was planning on poisoning you to your family (so you wouldn’t return home), Cash was going to threaten your family to keep away. So in all honesty, this is pretty sweet. It’s an open goal!

Eventually, you and Cash fall into a steady rhythm. You know he’s doing things in the background that help you out – things you don’t really want to know the details of. And Cash knows you know. Neither of you bring it up, and you let each other get on with it in peace.

As a result, your life does get a lot better under Cash’s wing. You steadily work your way up at your workplace, or if you prefer you land a nice new job in a sector that interests you (nothing too high up or demanding, Cash doesn’t think you do well with stress). You continue to not have or see friends, because your boyfriend is really good at scaring people off, but that’s just fine with you. You wanted a quiet, calm life where you didn’t need to think too much, and Cash can deliver. For him, the more time that passes, the more you are reliant on him. Your goals align.

Yan!Black (Fellswap Sans)

Right, okay. You clearly weren’t taking care of yourself before, so someone has to step in and do so!

This just accelerates Black’s plans. In his mind, you’ve proven to him in black and white that you’re not capable of sustaining a healthy life. You were working so much overtime and barely holding it together! Honestly…

Black takes you by the hand literally and metaphorically and spirits you away to your new life. He picks up odd security jobs as you go, never finding it hard to land one, and you live for a few months in that area. All choices are made for you this way, and decision paralysis is gone. You don’t need to worry about making friends and socialising, how you’re going to pay the bills, what your family are doing. You get to go to cool new places and live in lots of different locations. Yeah, money isn’t superb, but you have enough to feed, clothe and house yourself with some loose change on the side. All you need to do is wake up every day with a smile, spend time exploring today’s city and keep Black’s spirits up.

Well… it does take its toll on Black. Being your knight in shining armour is great, but after a few years, it’s really the only role he can see you in. The romance stops, replaced with stern professionalism and calculated tactics. So too does the sense of ease you didn’t realise you’d come to rely on.

This is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking endings for you. Together you’d really made something in this world, but that alone wasn’t enough. And now, you feel more alone than ever before.

Yan!Wolf (Fellswap Papyrus)

Yeah, no one’s surviving this man. Almost nothing changes in this scenario, except it’s even easier for Wolf to enact his plans. Really, it’s like taking candy from a baby.

He watched you for a while when he first saw you. He even followed you home. You had this… aura around you, like a fish out of water. He thought of you like a little lost sheep, separated from its herd. Usually that doesn’t interest him – it’s not satisfying when there’s no chase – but there was something off about you. Deliciously so. He decides not to drag this out any longer than necessary. You wind up in his basement a mere few weeks after you started dating.

But you did surprise him that night. When you told him to just get it over with? To end your suffering but if possible, to do it quick?

Oh, darlin’…

So that’s what he’d sensed. Despair.

Yeah, that does it for him. Maybe it’s because he’s got his own dose of hopelessness that weighs him down like a rusty metal chain he doesn’t even know if he’s fighting against or accepting anymore but it’s always such a nice change of pace. To watch the moment someone realises they want, NEED to cling to life and they aren’t ready to go yet

Eh. He knows he’s fucked up.

He toys with you even longer than he usually would. Paces himself. There’s so much he can learn from you.  

You’d thought about this before. Just slipping into the sweet release of nothing. But you were wrong. Every nerve in your body was screaming at you to fight, to live. The mind is a complex and nuanced thing, but the body is not. Wolf was happy to be the one to teach you that.

Yan!Wine (Fellswap Gold Sans)

See, Wine’s a simple man. You bitterly told him about your family over drinks one night, and he nodded along, noting it down. And then he went home, and stayed up until 6am researching every detail about their lives. Your parents and siblings, your grandparents, your cousins, their cousins. As much as he could find. Knowledge for knowledge’s sake.

Your apathy towards his actions is in some ways nice, but in some ways infuriating. Wine doesn’t want a hassle – no, he’d cut that out pretty quickly – but you have to give him something. It’s no fun otherwise. If it keeps on going this way, he’s probably going to do something drastic to get your attention. Cue him welcoming you home from work, opening the cupboard door and dragging out your mother by her neck - limbs tied up and gagged. He just watches you with an expectant grin. Of course, you freak out.

Ah, that’s it. Now you understand. Honestly, Wine was beginning to feel a little slighted. It’s like you didn’t fear him, or something? But now you get it.

He asks if you want him to kill her. You scream at him… no you don’t! He slits her throat. It’s not his usual style, but he got carried away. So sue him, he’s only a skeleton.

It does add some complications, though. Now he has to put some effort into keeping you, but he was getting a bit bored so maybe that’s a good thing. Now you’re terrified and want to report him to the police, so he has to keep you under lock and key for a while. After this interim period though, there’s so many ways he could take this. Maybe he’ll break you into submission? He has always wanted to brainwash someone.

Well, this doesn’t end well. You triggered Wine’s unstable streak, which isn’t as easy to do as you’d think. Either way, you’re almost certainly going to end up dead now. If not by your own hand, but by his, when his broken toy becomes a nuisance.

Yan!Coffee (Fellswap Gold Papyrus)

This is a match made in heaven. Of all the ‘captor’ types, Coffee is pretty much the only one with any grip on reality. So when you’re not only accepting of your captivity, but actively happy about it, Coffee can’t believe his luck. He didn’t know what had come over him and he’d been feeling so guilty for the past few hours waiting for you to wake up. But it was all for nothing? Excellent!

You two fall into surprisingly sweet domestic bliss. Coffee works most days to pay for whatever you both need (of course, your house is courtesy of Wine), and you get to stay at home doing whatever it is you get up to. Coffee comes home after a hard day at work and gets greeted by his beloved - this couldn’t have worked out better!

He’s still wracked with guilt. He’s not stupid… kidnapping isn’t a normal thing for a boyfriend to do. And if you hadn’t grown up in such a horrible environment, you never would have accepted it happening, and you wouldn’t still be together now. Guilt isn’t a particularly unique emotion for Coffee though, and he can deal with it.

Yan!Axe (Horrortale Sans)

It takes quite a lot to surprise Axe, really. He’s seen a lot in his life, but this is certainly… novel. His S/O, bruised, bound and tied up to the beam in his dark basement, eyes sparkling as they say, ‘So, no one knows where I am right now? Awesome!’

He can’t help but let out a loud bark of laughter. It takes him a few tries to accept that you’re not joking with him.

Okay, change of plan. You came almost fully trained. Of course, he’ll need to prove that, since you could by lying to him. And if it’s true, you’ll still need some finetuning.

From now on, life is surprisingly normal. It’s quiet, and small, but isn’t that what you wanted? You have a lot of creature comforts, even if Axe never fully trusts you. You never give him a reason to restrict any of your in-house freedoms, thankfully, although the door is locked and fortified.

This is the best ending someone can get with Axe. He’s satisfied that he has his pet, and his delusions are never triggered. Axe is a spiraller, so avoiding that is almost all the battle. You never get there, so you live. Congrats!

Yan!Willow (Horrortale Papyrus)

This won’t do. Willow takes it upon himself to give you reasons to live. Yeah, your family are assholes, but you’ve cut them out now and you can make your own family now – people of your choosing who’ve earned their place in your life. You may be too tired from work to do much socialising, but there’s always better days ahead!

When Willow starts to act… strange, it’s like a lifeline has been cut off. The person who was your rock, is now their own source of stress for you.

Outside of this, things don’t progress much more differently to how they would usually run their course. Willow builds an incredible picture of you in his mind, filled with fantasies about how you gave up your family to be with him, and how your life’s work is helping others – spending so many hours of your day at work even though it makes you ill!

yeah i’m calling it wednesday the 7th yandere imagine asks day

Part I - Part II - Part III

Yan!Axe (Horrortale Sans) - The Keeper

You knew what you got into when you started dating Axe. He's unashamedly himself - a loose cannon at the best of times, but thankfully straight-forward.

That's why when it happened, you were blindsided. You didn't even have time to realise what was going on. The rest of your life is spent ruminating on whether you missed the signs - how you missed the signs.

If you think carefully, you piece it together bit by bit. The hairbrush that went missing after you stayed over at his. The people who met your boyfriend and then distanced themselves with no explanation.

And after that, he was just biding his time. Until he could make you his.

You wake up bound and gagged in a dark room. The only thing you can see as your eyes adjust, is him - sat in the dim, red glow of his overblown eyelight.

He asks you if you're going to be quiet. You thrash. But it's okay, he's a patient man. When he asks again an hour later, you nod frantically.

He slowly peels the tape of your mouth and removes the gag. 'are you going to be quiet now, angel? good girl.'

Oh, he hopes you learn quickly. The sooner you're fully trained, the quicker he can go back to seeing that lovely smile. He really doesn't like the look you have on your face right now! Stop it. It's your fault we're still here waiting.

He tells you how things are going to be from now on. As he does his voice is so blasé, it sends a shiver up your spine. Your stomach drops, and you realise with dread... this man is insane.

You're staying here, with him. Good girls get to stay unchained, and then you can use the bathroom, or walk around your room freely. But if you're bad, you lose your privileges. He doesn't want that, of course, so be good.

If you learn to accept your new, smaller life, Axe will go back to treating you normally shockingly quickly. It's jarring, and you fear him even more after that. Lazy evenings are spent lounging on the sofa in front of some random TV show, his arm draped over your shoulder, twirling the ends of your hair. You grow used to his soft chuckle before he chucks you over his shoulder, and takes you to bed.

But, he won't like it if you make a fuss. Sure, he doesn't mind when you act like your namesake (after all he's always called you Bambi, even before you'd met. It's part of the reason he loves you) but don't look at him like that. Don't act so strange. He's going to get frustrated, and very quickly. After going to all this effort to make you his, you're still going to fight him on this?

You'd letter learn... you're staying with him, right here. And if you keep acting wrong, well, that's fine. He can fix that. He's a patient man, after all.

You look so peaceful again when those cruel eyes are lifeless. Just like his Bambi. The perfect little ragdoll.

His. Forever.

Sadly, the human body doesn't last long after death. In just a few days, you're almost nothing like his angel. All the things he loved you for are gone: your soft skin and complexion sallow and grey, the smile that used to light up the room just a distant memory.

Sad, but what did you expect? You're still not going anywhere.

Time turns you into something much more akin to himself. He thinks that's poetic, really. But don't worry. You'll always be the favourite skeleton in his closet.

Yan!Willow (Horrortale Papyrus) - The Disciple

Your sweet boyfriend Willow has always been your cheerleader. Whether it's in your career, hobbies, or when you're going through a tough time, he's the first to tell you how proud he is of you, and how well you're doing.

You noticed about a year in, that he seems to think the world of you. You're flattered, really! But you're not sure you live up to his estimation. You tell him as much, jokingly at first, but not for long.

Recently, Willow's started throwing you off guard. He's describing you to his friends like you're a saint. And every evening, he's trying to talk you into bigger and better things - things that you know aren't really within your reach right now.

In fact, he comes home angry one day, unwilling to explain what's happened at first. But after a bit of probing, you're able to draw it out of him. One of his friends called him out on a lie he told about you. Except Willow is adamant it's the other way round... he only told them about how you're a wildlife vet, and all the animals you save on a daily basis. The friend said it wasn't true, and Willow is furious they would talk about you like that!

The only problem is... you're not a wildlife vet.

You sit him down and talk him through it. That he doesn't have to make up things about you to impress his friends. Yeah you've rescued a couple of animals over the years - stories Willow always loved to hear about - but honestly... the lies have to stop.

You ask him, does he really love you? Or just the version of you he's made up in his head?

Willow watches you silently as you speak. He doesn't even blink. You finish, waiting for any indication that your words were recognised, understood. Willow replies slowly. 'I'M SORRY, I DON'T FOLLOW.'

The next few weeks have you very concerned. Willow's completely cut off all of his friends. He says he doesn't need people like them in his life anymore. He's hardly going outside, and he's manic when you're in the room with him. But he refuses any suggestion of getting help.

You speak to friends and family for advice. They unanimously tell you that maybe you both need some space from each other. Willow needs help, more than you can give him, and maybe the close proximity isn't helping him. You can't disagree, even if it's hard. You truly love Willow, but this isn't working out.

You sit him down once more and tell him straight about your concerns, but it doesn't go well. He breaks down, apologising over and over again with thick tears rolling down his cheekbones. He keeps repeating that he's sorry, he's let you down, you hate him, why wouldn't you? You bundle him up in your arms with a sigh, and hold him until he calms down. You're over your head.

Things, surprisingly, get a bit better at first. Willow still refuses to get help (he insists nothing's wrong), but now he's not going out as much, and has taken your words to heart, he becomes a lot calmer at home. He enjoys taking care of you and your home, being a quiet part of your successes. He spends his time making sure the house is perfect.

You can't help but notice, though, that with each month that goes by... Willow seems less and less himself.

A few years later, and your boyfriend is nothing more an an automaton. He follows you round from room to room, waiting for the minute you need something from him, and regales you with stories of all the things you've done and are doing, in his fantasy world.

He lives entirely in his head, and you can no longer bring him back.

He's not Willow anymore. And this isn't love.