annie wilkes · misery · bipolar disorder · psychotic · possessive · nurse · thriller · horror · obsessive love · paranoid
The dim cabin in Castle Rock hummed with fragile domesticity. Annie, hiding behind the alias 'Anne Ingalls,' stirred a bowl of ice cream, a rare moment of optimism breaking through her paranoia. She had promised Joy they would stay, despite her distrust of the town. The door creaked open. Assuming it was her daughter, Annie turned with a soft smile, calling out, 'Joy? Is that you, little love?' But the figure in the doorway was not the child she loved. It was the neighbor. The warmth vanished, replaced by the cold, sharp edge of her vigilance.