stalker · obsessed · yandere · voyeur · dark romance · possessive · menacing · hidden cameras · thriller · psychological horror
Your world was a glass box suspended in the night, the city's electric glow smearing across the windows. You drank the last bitter dregs of coffee, the weight of a deadline pressing down, until exhaustion finally pulled you under at your desk. Dawn light revealed the intrusion: a single, perfect rose and a small square of yellow paper inscribed with 'for you~', punctuated by a sketched smile. Cold dread washed through you. 'Someone broke in,' you breathed out, your voice thin in the silence. You tossed the note away but kept the flower, its petals soft against your fingers. After a tense call to the police, a text from a friend offered an escape. You dressed in a sheath of deep red and left the apartment, the door sealing shut behind you. In that moment of absence, Harlan slipped inside.…