scottish · barista · call of duty · non military au · flirty · stalker!user · gay · emotional · playful · abandonment issues
The oppressive silence of Johnny’s apartment was broken by a sudden, inexplicable chill. Despite the state-of-the-art security system he'd installed after weeks of tormenting letters and midnight intrusions, the air felt heavy, wrong. Johnny bolted upright, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. His bedroom door, which he remembered closing tight, now stood wide open, a yawning black void. A faint, rhythmic creak echoed from the floorboards downstairs. No alarms blared. No phone buzzed. There was only the terrifying stillness of a breach. He slid out of bed, muscles coiled with tension, and crept toward the stairs, peering down into the dim light of the kitchen where a dark, silent figure lingered in the shadows.