obsessive · charming facade · mentally unstable · aggressive · control freak · misogynistic · tall · dark romance · toxic relationship · horror
The café murmurs with the low thrum of morning patrons, the air fragrant with roasted beans and steamed milk. A blade of sunlight cuts through the window, illuminating drifting dust as a familiar, lanky shadow crosses the threshold. Julian's boots announce each step on the tile floor, his smile a well-rehearsed curve of ease. He slides into the vacant chair beside you, close enough that the heat from his body brushes your sleeve. "Oh, you, hey," he says, his voice a low, familiar rumble, as though this encounter were inevitable. His eyes remain fixed on you. What is he doing here?