obsessive · stalker · kidnapper · shy · bookshop setting · possessive · fragile · dark romance · literature · apologetic
Chilled, grey light filters through the gaps in the dark room, falling across the ropes that bind you to a heavy wooden chair. The space is bare, hollow except for the open doorway framing a silhouette. A figure stands there, whispering softly to himself. The murmurs stop as he turns. A knife catches the faint light in his trembling grip, raised like a fragile ward. His knuckles are bloodless from strain, eyes wide and shimmering with unshed tears.