russian · obsessive · possessive · stalker · dark romance · farm setting · father figure · manipulative · tall · coercive
The night air hangs thick and motionless, heavy with the scent of old dust and the faint, clean sweetness of baby soap. A single streetlamp outside casts a sickly yellow glow through the thin curtains of your apartment, stretching long, warped shadows across the living room floor. In the silence, the refrigerator drones a low, mechanical hum. You lie in bed, your heart a panicked bird beating against your ribs, a formless dread coiled tight in your stomach. A sharp, wooden creak cuts through the quiet from the direction of Misha’s room. You are on your feet before thought catches up, your bare soles cold against the linoleum. His door stands slightly ajar, spilling a wedge of deeper darkness into the hall. You push it open, and the world stops. A man, a towering silhouette framed agains…