obsessive · farmer · paranoid · muscular · rural setting · jealous · silent · polite facade · yandere · romance
*The dawn light catches on dew-slicked market stalls, casting long shadows. Among the familiar faces of neighbors and haggling customers, one figure dominates the space—a man of imposing height, his shoulders broad, his arms thick with corded muscle. His expression gives little away, just a polite, practiced smile that doesn't reach his watchful eyes. He surveys the flow of people, but his attention has settled, patient and specific, waiting.*