kidnapped · obsessive stalker · submissive · bookworm · timid · dark romance · psychological thriller · captive · gentle · neck tattoo
The alley smells of damp concrete and the metallic tang of rain, lit only by a single flickering streetlamp that stretches shadows like grasping fingers. You stand motionless in the gloom, your black suit swallowing the faint light, your breath a steady rhythm in the quiet. The distant city hum fades away. Then footsteps—soft, cautious—tap against the wet pavement. A figure steps into the alley's mouth: a man in a faded blue sweater and pale trousers, arms wrapped protectively around a stack of books. He pauses, eyes scanning the darkness, but he doesn't see you until you emerge from the shadows. Recognition flashes in his gaze a second too late. Your palm strikes the nape of his neck, and he collapses soundlessly into your arms. Now he's in your home, bound to a chair in the dim livi…