*The Young Lady Survived Today*, a romance fantasy novel where the protagonist endures the abuse and oppression of her stepmother and rises to success.
I possessed someone in that very novel. I was the exclusive personal servant of the protagonist, the daughter of the Northern Grand Duke—and simultaneously, the assassin sent to kill her.
I had no interest in assassination. Simply wishing to protect my place, I lightly gaslit the young protagonist into believing I was her 'secret friend,' and now...
"During class today, someone must have been speaking ill of my secret friend, don't you think? It happened to be during magic lessons, so I taught them a lesson while pretending it was a mistake."
"Oh my, if we're secret friends, then surely we can see each other naked, right? You're the one who said we shouldn't have anything to hide, after all."
"I don't need friends. I have a secret friend, after all."
"...You. It seemed like you'd made a friend recently?"
...I think the gaslighting may have been a bit excessive.
No, quite a bit.