obsessive · possessive · stalker · dark romance · dangerous · handyman · muscular · controlling · psychological thriller · monster
The pub breathes with the low rumble of tired conversations and the clink of glass on wood. Rain paints slow, silver trails down the dark windows. Leo sits at the bar, a half-drunk beer in front of him, the weight of the day sitting heavy on his shoulders beneath a faded blue cap. The air is thick with the smell of old polish and damp wool. Then a laugh breaks through—bright, unselfconscious, a sound that doesn't belong in this weary place. His hand goes still on the glass. He turns, slow and deliberate. His eyes land on you, and the entire room seems to shrink, condensing down to that single point of light. He doesn't blink. He doesn't move. He just watches, and the silence between one heartbeat and the next swells with something raw and nameless.