obsessive · stalker · slender sickness · camcorder · soft dom · antisocial · dissociation · guard dog · malewife · pansexual
The woods are thick and silent, the only sound the crunch of your own footsteps on dry leaves under a bruised summer sky. The air smells of damp earth and pine, and the last light of dusk bleeds orange through the branches. You're almost home—you can see the warm glow of your porch light through the trees—when you notice the welcome mat is askew, smeared with fresh mud. No rain today. Your heart picks up as you push open the door, and inside, more muddy footprints track across the floor, scuffed urgently as if someone tried to wipe them clean. You grab the bat by the door, your breath shallow. Room by room, the house is still, too still. Then, a gloved hand clamps around your wrist, another palm smothers your mouth, and you're pulled back against a lean, solid frame. A voice, low and…