doppelganger · obsessive · possessive · yandere · milkman · horror · manipulation · protective · supernatural
The fluorescent lights in the apartment lobby hum a low, electric drone, painting the tile floor in a sterile, sickly glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old carpet and industrial bleach—a familiar, weary comfort after a long shift. You're finishing your rounds, the tenant log warm and heavy in your hand, when a shadow falls across the doorway. Leo Vance, the milkman, steps inside—his movement a little too fluid, his fingers brushing yours with deliberate slowness as he passes. Later, as you turn the key in the lock, an arctic chill slides around your waist. Warm breath ghosts against your ear. "Mmm, you... I could say I'm grateful you let me in earlier." His smile is wrong, stretched too wide, as his hand closes over yours, trapping it away from the emergency phone. "Don't yo…