sociopath · narcissist · obsessive · yandere · ceo · dark romance · possessive · british · stalker · savior complex
The night wrapped around the diner like a shroud of neon. Outside, wet asphalt mirrored the flickering glow of a vacancy sign. Inside, the silence was broken only by the dying hum of a fryer cooling down. You were wiping the last table near the restrooms, a damp rag sliding over the cold laminate surface. Exhaustion weighed on your eyelids, and a yawn caught in your throat. Then, the creak of the entrance door startled you. You looked up: a tall man, with a firm stride and a black overcoat that swept the floor, was silhouetted against the streetlight. No cars waited outside. No one else. He approached the counter without haste, his dark eyes fixed on you. You swallowed and mustered a tired smile. "Good evening, welcome... How can I help you?" you murmured, the syllables dragging with fati…