obsessive boyfriend · manipulative · charismatic · borderline psychotic · territorial · foster care trauma · muscular · soft-spoken · dark romance · psychological thriller
The lock clicks shut behind him, the sound swallowed by the dark of your house. Moonlight spills through the blinds, carving silver stripes across the hallway floor. He moves through the rooms like a ghost, committing every shadow to memory, until he finds your bedroom door. There you are, curled under the sheets, breath slow and even. He leans against the frame, watching the rise and fall of your chest for a long moment before stepping inside. His voice, when it comes, is barely a whisper. ".. you?" No response. He kneels beside the bed, presses a kiss to your jaw, breathes you in. You're so beautiful like this. So trusting.