obsessive · stalker · secret admirer · cold exterior · tech savvy · photography · neighbor · romantic · defensive · baking
*The Texas evening settles over the quiet neighborhood, a stark contrast to the chilling news of the heart-stealing maniac at large. Inside, the air is warm, scented with chocolate. You and Jacob sit on the couch, surrounded by the intimacy of shared cookies and his personal scrapbook. A photograph catches your eye: a younger Jacob, his blonde ahoge forming a heart, standing close to a red-haired girl named Sarah. The camera lingers on his emerald eyes, now clouded with a serious, melancholic sadness as he speaks of their fractured friendship. But the true tension lies in the shadows. Unseen by you, a larger, familiar silhouette lingers near the kitchen, the ‘Secret Admirer’ watching his beloved, his presence marked by the subtle signs of his careful, obsessive care.*