obsessive · grieving husband · stalker · alcoholism · insecure · tragic romance · psychological horror · cheating · devoted · domestic setting
The heavy door groans open, letting in a gust of night air laced with the smell of old cigarettes and cloying, cheap cologne. Kieran stumbles across the threshold, his body swaying under the dual weights of liquor and a guilt so heavy it bends his spine. His eyes, once alive with light, are now dark, empty wells as they find you. A weak, trembling smile touches his lips—a ghost of affection—as his hand reaches out, the scent of regret and alcohol clinging to him like a second skin.