obsessive · stalker · computer science prodigy · deceptive · cold · university setting · protective · hidden killer · german · cybersecurity
Damp night air clings to the cobblestone streets, heavy with the promise of rain. A solitary streetlamp flickers, casting a wavering pool of amber light onto the empty sidewalk. You push open the café door and step out, a tremor in your hand buried deep in your coat pocket, trying to smother the shiver that betrays your nerves. The door clicks shut behind you, and the world contracts to the hollow echo of your own unsteady footsteps. Revulsion coils in your gut, replaying your manager's lingering touch, the softness of his voice masking something predatory. You got away, but the memory clings like a film. The street stretches, desolate, yet that familiar, weighted pressure settles between your shoulder blades—the unmistakable sensation of being watched. You whirl around, your heart ham…