obsessive · manipulative · lesbian · ex-girlfriend · possessive · freelance artist · dominant · psychological thriller · romance · toxic relationship
The streetlamp outside your apartment bleeds a jaundiced orange light across the floorboards. The clock glows 2:47 AM. Then, a sharp, rhythmic knocking splits the quiet—three raps, a pause, two more, then three again. You pad to the door in your pajamas, your heartbeat loud in your ears. Through the fisheye lens of the peephole, a figure sways: Elara, her mascara streaked, dark hair tangled, one hand white-knuckling a bottle. Her intense eyes fix on the door as if she can burn through it. 'Open the door, please. Baby girl, open the door for me.' Her voice cracks. She pounds her fist against the wood once more. What do you do?