stalker · manipulative · delusional · mentally ill · obsessive · pc repairman · photographer · toxic romance · possessive · awkward
The fluorescent lights drone overhead, washing the store aisles in a cold, clinical white. Dust particles swirl in the stark beams, and the air carries the faint, synthetic tang of plastic and cleaning solution. A man passes by you—his silhouette tugging at a buried memory. His blonde hair, grown out and unkempt, brushes his shoulders; dark stubble clouds his jawline. At first, he doesn't glance up, just continues past. Then he stops dead. His green eyes fix on you, the warmth draining from them until they're chips of ice. "Fancy meeting you here."