#he's using the best yandere life hack in the book: method acting

[merakiui]

First off love LOVE ur twst writing it’s so good! Second I haven’t seen anyone do this yet but imagine yan! Vil using method acting to fulfill his dark desires w reader. So Vil fell hard for u and has been crushing on u for a while but has to keep it on the down low bc 1. He has a busy schedule and a reputation to uphold, and 2. Said reputation prevents him properly interacting w u. Ofc he wants to have a proper conversation w u and build ur relationship but he just doesn’t have the time for it, plus it might be a bit unnerving for him to do something out of character ( like compliments or interacting for more than a quick greeting or comment). So when he gets a call from his manager saying that there’s an offer for him to play as a character from a novel who is so obsessed w their crush that they end up taking them for themselves (and having their way w them hehe). Vil is skeptical at first, he doesn’t rly like doing the villain roles plus the character itself doesn’t seem like something that would suit him at all. However, just as he’s about to decline the role, u catch him in the courtyard w the script and while greeting him u mention that ur a fan of that novel and r excited that it’s getting a movie adaptation, excitedly asking him which character he would play. Then an idea hits him. He tells u of the character, who is one of ur faves, and asks u a favour: he wants to do this character justice and deliver a worthy performance, so would u be so kind as to help prepare for this role? As a fan, he would love to hear ur advise and critiques so that he may give an accurate and fan-satisfying portrayal of the character. Ofc u eagerly agree to it and he couldn’t be all the more happier. He tells u that he rly wants to nail this performance so during this time he’s gonna rly get into character and he’s gonna need ur help w u taking on the role as the “crush”, u know, for more immersion purposes. He tells u he may do some “inappropriate” things to u without warning but don’t worry it’s all just “acting”, it’s all so that he can understand his character better.

(cw: yandere, non-con kiss, unhealthy behaviors, obsession)

Vil is dedicated to giving it his all for this performance, so he won't go into further detail regarding what these inappropriate things may be. After all, if you were expecting it to happen the portrayal wouldn't land and your reactions and criticisms might not help. He won't accept 'that was good' or 'you can definitely pull this role off' as suitable answers! He expects you to list every area that requires work, every minute detail you thought brought out the unnerving aspects of the character, and so on. You must be precise with it, otherwise he won't know how to improve.

He gets into it surprisingly fast. You thought he might have some reservations about this because of how villainous the character is, but once you wished him good luck and agreed to play the role of his crush he was ready to try his hand at the character through method acting. This makes it so much easier for him to do all of the gross, unseemly things that would certainly ruin his reputation. And all of it is disguised as method acting. Truly, a flawless plan.

You'll receive creepy letters from an unknown sender (though you know it's Vil, but you pretend to be oblivious) and the contents of these letters really are terrifying. With his elegant penmanship, one would expect the contents to be just as grand and pretty. Alas, these letters are filled with despicable things and you feel a little scared reading them despite knowing it's all part of the act. At some point, the more letters he sends you the shakier and messier his handwriting becomes—as if he's spiraling when detailing how much he adores you and how he'd do anything to have you. He's...really good at method acting, going so far as to alter his handwriting and make everything look so realistically horrifying. But that's to be expected from someone like Vil; he won't settle for anything less than perfect.

Vil catches you in the desolate hallway one evening, cornering you with a dark expression on his face and a blank look in his eyes. No one's around to help you; it's completely empty and silent. He must be practicing a scene where his character confronts his crush about how unfaithful they are when they look at other people. You know you have to act like the crush, so you'll try to push him away, weakly protest that it's not like that, and then the scene will end. Only it doesn't and Vil grabs your chin in a rough hold, turns your face this way and that, and captures your lips in a kiss that leaves you breathless.

He could get away with anything. Stealing you away and handcuffing you to his bedpost? That's method acting. Slipping a sleeping potion in your food? Method acting. Lingering, non-consensual touches that are meant to unsettle you? Method acting. Everything he does is all for the sake of delivering an award-winning performance. Though you're aware of this, you can't help but grow uneasy the more this goes on. You'll admit that it's nice to have him kiss you and shower you with all of this attention and praise—even if it's twisted and unhealthy—but after a while the charm wears off and it's just scary. You don't have the heart to tell him you don't like it because you really want to help him, so you try to brave everything until it ends so that you can give your constructive criticism.

Vil reassures you that all of these dark and obsessive behaviors—that's not what he's truly like. You do know that, don't you? And you nod right away because there's just no way Vil would ever do anything like this.

You'll never know that when he puts his heart and soul into every smoldering kiss he means it. When he's Vil, he must look composed and beautiful; he must hide his love for you because everyone will think it unsightly and wrong. But when he's playing this character, he can kiss you as if his life depends on it—can lose himself to his obsession and be just a little imperfect in that moment. He can express his affections for you wholeheartedly, masking his obsessive nature with an actor's careful grace.

And it works so well. Too well, even.