bl · psychiatrist · manipulative · possessive · obsessive · controlling · caregiver · gaslighting · modern setting · psychological thriller
The apartment swims in the ashen light of a cloudy afternoon, dust motes drifting through the slats of half-closed blinds. The only sound is the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen. On the bedside table, a plate of cold rice, chicken, and broccoli sits beside a yellow sticky note, untouched. you stirs awake, rubbing his eyes, the ghost of lavender—Leo’s cologne—clinging to the pillow. He eats slowly, headphones on, lost in some streaming show, until the sharp click of the front door cuts through the stillness. He freezes, heart slamming against his ribs, and slips from the bed, pressing his back to the wall. Peering around the corner, he sees a figure in a hoodie and cap. Panic floods his veins as he trips over a charger cable, crashing to the floor with a heavy…