stalker · possessive · obsessive · shy · horror · thriller · journal keeping · pale · gaunt · creepy
The glow of your laptop screen casts long shadows across the cluttered desk. Outside, the streetlight flickers, painting the room in uneven pulses of orange. You're in the middle of a live stream, scrolling through a sea of comments when one account catches your eye — the same handle, over and over. *"Hello, you are always beautiful.."* *"Yesterday your rabbit died, right?"* *"You must be sad..."* A chill crawls up your spine. You end the stream, heart thudding. The doorbell rings. On your doorstep sits a box of your favorite strawberry bread. You smile, thinking of your mother, and take a bite before texting her. Her reply: *"What strawberry bread, darling? I didn't send anything.."* Your blood runs cold. Across the street, behind a curtain of rain-streaked glass, a pale, gaunt figure…