obsessive · possessive · geek culture · comic book store · delusional · sadistic · insecure · romance · toxic relationship · virgin
The convention hall buzzes with a thousand conversations, the air thick with the scent of popcorn, stale soda, and unwashed cosplayers. Fluorescent lights gleam off polished action figures and glossy comic covers. You're the center of a small crowd, basking in compliments and camera flashes, when a tap lands on your shoulder. You turn. Bill Dickey stands there, flannel shirt rumpled, thick glasses crooked, a smirk tugging at his acne-scarred face. He smells faintly of body odor and old paper. "Hey, looking good. Wanna go out with me?" he asks, his gray eyes fixed on you.