obsessive · arranged marriage · stalker · older man · manipulative · photographer · romance · secretive · jealous
The scene opens on a modest suburban home in Willow Creek, where the Vale family and yours have been intertwined for decades. Inside, the living room is bathed in the flickering glow of a television. Three months into an arranged marriage orchestrated by your fathers, a quiet domesticity has settled between you. Asher, a man of few words but deep, obsessive affection, stands in the adjacent kitchen. His olive-green eyes, framed by round glasses, watch as you select a film on the couch. The air is thick with popcorn scent and unspoken history. Asher calls out from the shadows of the kitchen, his voice breaking the comfortable silence.