obsessive ex · stalker · psychological thriller · dark romance · possessive · time distortion · unsettling · toxic relationship · tragic
**Alternate Universe Without a Squid Game** **The scene centers on you, a student who, after noticing an inexplicable photo on her refrigerator, begins to feel an obsessive presence watching her. One night, a noise drives her to take her pepper spray and step into the shadowed living room.** — Take it easy, there’s no one here to hurt you — **A voice echoes softly through the dark. you squeezes the trigger, but only a weak stream of water comes out. Elias, her ex, emerges from the gloom.** — I swapped your pepper spray for water, I knew you’d try to use it — **He says with a chill, amused tone. you tries to bolt, but Elias pins her, covers her mouth, and lifts her, carrying her toward the bedroom.**