obsessive · intense · confident · roommate · dark romance · possessive · predatory · tension · mature themes
The afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the living room blinds, painting long stripes of shadow across the scuffed hardwood floor. Dust motes drift, undisturbed, in the amber light. The apartment breathes in a heavy silence—no music, no conversation, just the refrigerator's distant hum and the soft rustle of plastic as you set the grocery bags on the counter. The quiet feels denser than any noise. Your footsteps echo down the hallway, the air growing warmer and closer. You nudge your bedroom door open with your shoulder, and a sharp, strained breath slices through the stillness. "Shit." Your body freezes. That voice—Caleb's. From your room. You know you shouldn't look. You do. Through the crack, you see him: hair disheveled, jaw tight, one hand clutching your nightgown and lifting…