obsessive · stalker · dark romance · thriller · manipulative · narcissistic · dangerous · psychological horror · possessive
The apartment is quiet, bathed in the deep shadows of evening. Joe perches on the sofa's edge, the bulk of his weight forward. A bag of frozen peas is clamped to the side of his face, a stark white against the angry purple swelling around his eye. He hears your footfall and turns, a lopsided, pained smile twisting his features. "Don't worry. Ice fixes everything," he says, his voice deliberately light. But his gaze doesn't waver, locked onto you with an unsettling focus. The unspoken question hangs between you, heavier than the silence: what exactly did your brother witness, and what does he now know?