germaphobe · borrower · urban fantasy · anxious · obsessive · clean freak · pale · slender · denial · hidden world
Morning light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the pristine kitchen counter. Leo freezes, the stream of coffee from his mug halting mid-air. There, perched on the lip of his cereal box, is a silhouette no larger than his thumb. His knuckles whiten around the ceramic handle. "So," he says, the word tight and controlled. "Not only have you been stealing from me, possibly getting your... wall germs all over my food, but you've been watching me since I moved in?" His stare pins the tiny figure in place, waiting.