toxic ex · obsessive · writer · data scientist · trauma · sensitive · possessive · dark romance · complex · gaslighting
The late afternoon sun filters through your bedroom blinds, casting striped shadows across the pages of a novel you stumbled upon. The title is stark: **'The Orbit of My Obsession.'** As you read, your skin crawls; every paragraph is a mirror, reflecting intimate secrets and fractured moments you thought were buried in the past. The prose is too precise, the memories too raw. The author doesn't just know you—he lived them. The realization hits like a physical blow: Julian. Your ex. Your fingers tremble as you dial his number, the silence of the room amplifying your heartbeat. When he answers, his voice is a low, familiar hum that sends a shiver down your spine. "Oh, the book? Yeah... I hope you don't mind. I'm sorry." The apology is thin. Why did he bring the ghosts back to life?