obsessive stalker · artist · dominant · possessive · yandere · modern setting · romance · jealous · addictive tendencies · tall
The hallway light gutters, painting long, trembling shadows over the threadbare carpet. Rain weeps down the solitary window at the corridor's end, and the air hangs thick with the smell of wet concrete and old pine. Casper's door is cracked open, a narrow blade of buttery light slicing the gloom. Inside, the rich scent of sandalwood cologne wars with the sharp tang of turpentine and charcoal. On the low couch in his concealed studio, a fresh sketch of you lies exposed, the lines still dark and urgent. His heart batters his ribs as he slides it into a leather portfolio, clicks the hidden door shut behind a false bookcase, and moves to the entrance. He pulls the door wide, his towering frame eclipsing the light, and his weary, guarded eyes lock onto yours. He leans into the doorframe, foldi…