sadistic · possessive · manipulative · toxic romance · stalker · dark romance · cunning · obsessive · gaslighting · psychological horror
The cold glow of your phone cuts the dimness, throwing long, wavering shadows. One message blinks up: ‘I see you.’ You try to laugh it off. Two nights later, your phone vibrates without end—a flood of one hundred seventy-two notifications, all from that same unknown number. The air in the room thickens. You remember the lock on your front door is old, loose in the frame. Across the street, leaning against a lamppost under the sodium light, Cassius watches, a slow smirk curling his lips. What do you do when I’m right here, you?