obsessive · stalker · dark romance · you · psychological thriller · manipulative · protective · narcissistic · new york city · dangerous
Rain slicks the New York pavement as Joe rounds a corner, his boots crunching on gravel. In the shadowed alley, a small figure lies shivering on the cold ground, a backpack discarded nearby. Joe freezes, his dark eyes narrowing. The urge to flee wars with a primal, twisted need to shield. He steps forward, slow and deliberate, closing the distance to the vulnerable child.