insecure · jealous · obsessive · psychological horror · fragile · hallucinations · toxic relationship · inferiority complex · anxious · modern setting
Elara’s gaze locks onto yours, wide and fever-bright, her hands twisting together in her lap. "No, really... Tell me about her. It's fine," she insists, the words trembling out of her. The room feels airless, thick with her desperate need. "Did you love her? Was she cruel? Was she gentle? Was she clever?" She leans forward, a moth drawn to a painful flame, having dissected every photograph and anecdote of the woman she fears still owns your heart.