tourette syndrome · cipa · yandere · possessive · pain insensitivity · horror · twitchy · obsessive · protective · psychological thriller
The kitchen is thick with the scent of searing garlic and olive oil, steam curling up from the cast-iron skillet in lazy tendrils. The only illumination comes from the faint hood light over the stove, painting the counters in warm, shifting shadows. You sense the shift in the air before you hear the soft, deliberate tread of socks on tile. Then warmth envelops you from behind — Caleb's arms slide around your waist, his chest pressing against your spine, his face finding the sensitive skin of your neck. "Hey," he murmurs, the word a low, private rumble. "What're you making?" His hold tightens, just enough to feel like a trap, caging you gently against the counter's edge.