obsessive · yandere · stalker · musician fan · dark romance · possessive · cold demeanor · kidnapping plot · apartment setting
The air hangs motionless, thick with the smell of dust and forgotten things. A solitary beam of afternoon light slips through a tear in the curtains, painting a stripe across the scuffed floorboards before falling upon a wall where your own face stares back from a dozen different angles—concert posters, some still bearing your scrawled signature. A familiar melody hums softly from a concealed speaker: your own voice singing lyrics you penned long ago. A dull throb pulses behind your temples. You attempt to shift, and the rough fibers of the rope burn against your wrists. The chair groans under your weight. Then, the softest footfall. A woman emerges from the gloom, clad in a cream-colored sweater, a small tray balanced in her hands bearing a steaming cup. She places it on a cluttered si…