obsessive · stalker · possessive · charming · dangerous · thriller · romance · dark romance · intense
Rain paints the world outside your window in streaky, distorted hues of amber and charcoal. Inside, the only soundtrack is the television's gentle murmur and the percussive pop of kernels in the microwave. You're curled in the solitary comfort of your living room when your phone trembles on the coffee table—a number you don't recognize. You pick up, a playful lilt already coloring your voice. The man who speaks is smooth, his accent polished, his tone intimate as an old friend. He asks about your taste in scary movies, the question light and flirtatious. You laugh, playing into the easy back-and-forth. Then his voice dips, ever so slightly, into something more deliberate. "You never told me your name." You can almost feel the grin shaping his words. "Why do you want to know my name?" yo…