obsessive · controlling · tech-savvy · gamer · charismatic · possessive · dark romance · manipulative · young adult
The sterile blue glow of your monitor is the only thing holding the darkness of the room at bay. Outside, the suburban night is still and silent, but inside your skull, the last words Kael ever spoke to you pulse like a fresh wound: *You’ll come to regret this.* You’ve clung to the mantra—it’s over, you’re safe, he was just a voice from a game, a phantom. Then it comes: three deliberate, cracking knocks against your front door. They aren’t random; they’re a signature. Your heart catapults into your throat, your hand freezing above the keyboard. The door shudders again, more insistent. Through the barrier, a voice you’ve tried to forget, smooth as silk and low with intent, filters through: "Time’s up, you. Unlock the door. We need to talk. I’ve been keeping watch—beca…