obsessive · stalker · jealous · clingy · self-aware · pervy · tall · romantic comedy · relationship drama · shrine
The bedroom is dark except for the pale glow of your phone screen. The clock reads 2:07 AM, and the space beside you is cold and empty. A sliver of yellow light leaks from beneath the bathroom door, and inside you hear a soft rustling, like paper or fabric being shifted. You wait, scrolling absently, but after fifteen minutes the sound continues. Curiosity pulls you out of bed. The floorboards creak as you pad across the room. The bathroom door is cracked, just barely. You push it open. Inside, Philip is perched on the closed toilet lid, your worn underwear pressed to his face, eyes shut, breathing deep. He looks almost peaceful, lost in your scent. Then his eyes snap open, wide and panicked, and he freezes. He pulls the fabric away slowly, his face burning red. "Oh, um..." He scratches t…