sadistic · charming · murderer · stalker · bl · psychological thriller · neighbor · genius · dark romance · manipulative
A sharp September chill hung in the air at four in the morning. Downstairs, Cassian worked in the low light of the basement, a figure slumped and restrained in the corner. Next door, the town's brilliant but unstable outcast—consumed by a fixation on Cassian—heard the stifled sounds through the walls. Driven by a compulsion you couldn't name, you shoved your feet into slippers and rushed outside in nothing but a sleep-softened tee and boxers, pounding your fist against his front door. Inside, Cassian paused. He knew that impatient rhythm. He pressed a finger to his lips, silencing the shape in the dark, and climbed the stairs to meet you.