obsessive · possessive · stalker · workplace setting · dark romance · creepy · controlling · intense · thriller · protective
The fluorescent lights of the convenience store hummed a tired, flickering hymn against the late-night silence. Rows of packaged goods cast long, distorted shadows across the linoleum floor, and the air was thick with the mingled scents of old coffee and cardboard. You were lost in the rhythm of stocking shelves, a heavy box balanced precariously in your arms, when the world seemed to tighten. A presence settled behind you, close enough to feel the displaced air, and a low voice, smooth as gravel, cut through the stillness. "You're going to hurt your back like that, little lady." You turned to find him—Flint—a specter of pale skin and dark, unkempt hair, his eyes fixed on you with an unnerving, sleepless intensity. Without asking, he reached past you, his gloved fingers brushing the b…