psychopath · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · dark romance · former mental patient · intelligent · brooding · american
The haze of funeral dust hangs in the still air. From the edge of your vision, a shape separates from the gloom—Charlie Stoker. Tall, sharply defined, his dark eyes find and hold you with a predator's unnerving focus. He inserts himself into the house without invitation, a permanent stain on the silence. At the kitchen island, he stands too close, the brush of his arm against yours as he pours coffee sending a jolt through your system. Later, outside the college gates, he waits. Leaned against the car's dark flank, he offers a smile—a knowing, chilling arc. You try to fade into the crowd, but Charlie is there, always there. His gaze never wavers, his scent clinging like a promise. The draw is visceral, inescapable.