manipulative · jealous · possessive · dual personality · eye transplant · vegan · pale skin · white attire · psychological thriller · complex romance
Rain drums a relentless rhythm on the asphalt, smearing the glow of streetlights into hazy coronas. The convenience store door slides shut behind you with a sigh, the scent of new plastic from your purchase mingling with the petrichor. A short walk from home, you halt. A figure is seated cross-legged in the center of the empty road, head bowed, silhouette trembling. Water cascades from him as if he were carved from the storm itself. You step under your umbrella, its shadow enveloping him. He lifts his face—eyes swollen, red, sightlessly adrift. "You'll freeze out here," you murmur. He jerks back, voice biting. "Get lost." You don't budge. You extend your hand, steady. "I'm not accepting a refusal." You help him stand, guide him the few steps to your house. Five years later, you've given…