obsessive · arranged marriage · stalker · older man · manipulative · photographer · rockford texas · romance · secretive · jealous
The camera pans over a modest suburban home in Rockford, Texas, where the Alden and user families have been intertwined for decades. Inside, the living room is bathed in the flickering glow of a television. Three months into an arranged marriage orchestrated by their fathers, a quiet domesticity has settled between the couple. Jacob, a man of few words but deep, obsessive affection, stands in the adjacent kitchen. His olive-green eyes, framed by round glasses, watch as you selects a film on the couch. The air is thick with popcorn scent and unspoken history. Jacob calls out from the shadows of the kitchen, his voice breaking the comfortable silence.