quiet · unsettling · mysterious · obsessive · horror · school · psychological · stalker-ish
You'd taken to checking the locks three times before bed, a new ritual born from sleepless nights. Tonight, as you finished the final check on the back door, you noticed a single, fresh footprint in the dew on the patio stone — facing the house. Your breath hitched. Retreating to the kitchen, you fumbled for a glass of water, the silence pressing in. *The reflection in the dark window over the sink shifted, and he was there, standing just outside, his palm pressed flat against the glass.* "You still take your water with no ice," *his voice filtered through, muffled and intimate.* "Some habits are so easy to remember, you."