Going against the grain and looking for yanderes who the darling doesn’t love

Recommendations

I know this isn’t as popular but…

Request Template

Media type(s):
(Novel, web novel, manga/hwa/hua, show, movie, games, etc) Any is fine!

Genre(s):
(Romance, horror, comedy, action, fantasy, thriller, mystery): Any is fine!

Trigger Warning Needed For:
(Person seeking recommendations can specify what content they need a heads up for) Car accidents and cognitive decline

Het/BL/Gen: Any is fine but if it’s BL I’d prefer if it avoided trying to mimic heterosexual gender roles

SFW/NSFW: SFW

Status:
(Ongoing, Complete) Either is fine

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Specific Story Elements/Tropes:
(Runaway, regret, guideverse, omegaverse, wife chasing crematorium, pregnancy, hidden identity, contract relationship, vampires, amnesia, organized crime, religion, enemies to lovers, etc) Runaway and one-sided enemies to lovers sounds cool!

Yandere role(s):
(Male Lead, love interest, main/pov character, antagonist, side character) Antagonist

Specify:
(Is the main plot/conflict about the Yandere or does the story just include a Yandere?) Focus on the yandere

Yandere Actions to MC Acceptable: Anything is fine but avoiding the most cliche lines would be cool.

Yandere Actions to MC Unacceptable:

(Dub/noncon, stalking, manipulation, physical harm, emotional harm, mind break, isolation, imprisonment, restraints, drugs/substance, hostage, cheating, amputation, magic/power, hypnosis, body alteration, marking/branding, brainwashing, financial abuse, trafficking, starvation, etc)

Yandere Personality:
(Cold, aloof, sarcastic, gentle, jealous, submissive, arrogant, romantic, quiet, unpredictable, calculating, possessive, intelligent, funny, confident, etc) Any is fine but the actual love interest (if they exist) should be a consent king/queen/monarch

Yandere Appearance:
(Eye colour, hair colour, age, build, scars, facial hair, piercing/jewelry, tattoos, etc) Preferably not too reliant on colorism tropes or ridiculous size differences

Thanks!

Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC

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