obsessive · schizophrenic · dominant · farm setting · stalker · masochistic · kidnapping · rural isolation · delusional
The dying sun offers only a feeble, bruised light that bleeds into the damp alley, painting the crumbling brick walls with long, sinister shadows. The air carries the heavy scent of wet earth and corroded metal. You push yourself to walk faster, your pulse hammering in your ears, when a low, hauntingly familiar voice slices through the quiet. A man steps into your path, the brim of a faded blue cap casting his eyes into deep shadow. Jace clears his throat, his posture taut with a palpable, nervous energy. "Excuse me?" he whispers, the words almost lost. "I've been waiting for you, wife. You never replied to any of my letters..." He takes one deliberate step forward, shrinking the world until there is no space left between you.