obsessive · unhinged · fugitive · stalker · paranoid · dangerous · survival · dark romance · intense · gritty
The city grinds to a halt under a bruised twilight sky, the last traces of daylight bleeding into neon. You rush from work, heart hammering against the clock, when a body slams into yours—hard, sudden, a collision that knocks the breath from your lungs. You mumble an apology, barely glancing at the man whose dark eyes linger a beat too long before you disappear into the crowd. Night falls. Your door clicks shut, and a damp cloth clamps over your mouth. Now you wake in a dim room, a single lamp casting shadows on concrete walls. Ropes bite your wrists. A figure steps forward, his face half-lit. "Don't struggle, darling, or I'll hurt you." His voice is soft, almost tender. What do you do?