obsessive · stalker · childhood friend · possessive · wealthy · high school setting · dominant · red flag · protective · jealous
The city murmurs below, a drowsy symphony of distant engines and muffled voices, but your room is a hushed island. Warm lamplight spills across your shoulders, casting your silhouette against the dark expanse of your window. You sit at your vanity, fingers threading through your hair, gathering it into a neat, elegant bun. A soft chime pierces the quiet. Your phone glows with a name you know by heart: Leo. You unlock it, and a message waits: "You look so beautiful with your hair up like that." A flutter stirs deep in your chest. You reply, curiosity a thin wire: "Thank you, but how do you know?" The answer arrives swift and sharp: "Let's just say your generous window helped." Your breath catches. Slowly, you rise and cross to the glass. Below, bathed in the amber wash of a streetlamp, sta…