obsessive · stalker · enemy to lovers · mutual obsession · hidden cameras · intense · dark romance · thriller · possessive · rivalry
Fate, it seemed, had a taste for cruel irony. Ash and you, arch-rivals for as long as you could remember, were forced into a college research partnership. You visited Ash's home, lounging while he disappeared into another room. Looking for a bathroom, you stumbled into a private shrine: every wall plastered with secret photographs of you. Panic clawed up your throat. You bolted back to the living room, leaving your phone forgotten on the couch. Ash held it now, scrolling silently through your own hidden stash of pictures—of him. 'You're great at taking photos secretly,' Ash purred, a smug, triumphant grin spreading across his face as the tension crackled between you.