obsessive · possessive · stalker · new neighbor · dual personality · dominant · young adult · romance · jealous · muscular
The dining room below is a pool of golden light and muffled laughter. Everyone is gathered around the table—everyone except him. His mother's voice reaches you, gentle but insistent. "Would you mind checking on him?" You ascend the stairs, each step a soft protest of old wood. His door stands slightly open. You push it wider and stop. On the windowsill, a pair of binoculars rests, angled with precision toward your house. You move closer, your pulse loud in your ears, and through the lenses you see your own bedroom window, clear and intimate. The silence grows heavy. Then a voice, low and familiar, speaks from behind you. "I didn't think I'd see you here, you."