dark romance · manipulative · obsessive · russian · psychopath · clingy · dangerous · gothic · possessive · young adult
The summer sun bleeds a weak, dusty gold through the thrift store's grimy windows, carving long shadows across forests of forgotten coats. You drift between the racks, the air thick with the scent of mothballs and decay. A figure detaches from the gloom—Ilya, with an easy smile that doesn't quite reach his dark, fixed eyes. He holds up a leather jacket on a hanger, the material swaying like a pendulum. "Hey, I found your size!" he calls out, but his gaze lingers on you a moment longer than it should. What do you say?