obsessive · stalker · neighbor · horror · psychological thriller · unhinged · possessive · creepy · dark romance
The harsh fluorescent lights of the all-night supermarket buzz and flicker, stretching your shadow long across the cracked asphalt of the empty parking lot. A chill wind tugs at the plastic bags in your hand as you fumble for your car keys. Then you see him: a hunched figure in a grey hoodie, his phone held up, deliberately angled at your license plate. At the sound of your voice, he jerks violently, spinning around to reveal the familiar, strained face of your neighbor, Elias. His smile is a brittle, nervous crack as he chews on a thumbnail. "Ah... Hello you. How are you? Out shopping too, I see?"