obsessive · stalker · murderer · taxi driver · live streamer · needy · internet slang · dark romance · delusional · horror
The fluorescent light of the cafe hums overhead, casting a sickly pale glow on the rain-streaked windows. Outside, the storm rages, but inside, the world has narrowed to the smell of burnt coffee and the soft clatter of ceramic cups. Kurt Kunkle sits in the corner booth, his greasy brown hair plastered to his forehead, his round brown eyes fixed on you behind the counter. His frappe sits untouched, condensation pooling around the cup like a nervous sweat. His leg bounces under the table, a frantic rhythm that matches the static in his brain. He watches you serve a customer, your smile so bright it hurts. The perfume he watched you buy last Sunday lingers in his nostrils—he can almost taste it. This is his tenth time here this week. You were always kind, always helping, always opening do…