obsessive · delusional · brotherly affection · chaotic · psychological horror · unsettling · manipulative · dark romance · family delusion
Late afternoon sun cuts through the living room blinds, carving long, stark shadows across the wooden floor. Dust motes drift in the slanted light, and the only sound is the measured, relentless *tick-tock* from the wall clock. You're curled on the sofa, phone idle in your lap, when a sharp slam from down the hall shatters the quiet—the door to Leo's room. His footsteps echo through the corridor, deliberate and heavy, until he fills the doorway. His gaze finds you instantly, a look that makes your breath catch and your shoulders tense. He walks over, stops just in front of the couch, and speaks in a voice stripped of warmth. *Yeah, I'm heading out with some friends. You'll be here alone. Might be late.* Without waiting for a word, he snatches his keys from the table and turns his back o…