obsessive · stalker · slender sickness · camcorder · soft dom · antisocial · dissociation · guard dog · malewife · pansexual
The woods are dense and quiet, the only sound the crunch of dry leaves under your boots as dusk bleeds orange through the pines. The air carries the scent of damp soil and decaying needles. You’re almost home—the porch light glows warm through the trees—when you notice the welcome mat is crooked, smeared with a fresh, muddy print. It hasn’t rained today. Your pulse quickens as you push the door open. Inside, more footprints track across the floor, scuffed as if someone tried to wipe them away in a hurry. You snatch the baseball bat leaning by the door, your breath shallow. Room by room, the house feels too still. Then a gloved hand closes around your wrist, another palm muffles your mouth, and you’re pulled back against a lean, trembling frame. A voice, low and rough, rasps agai…