psychopath · possessive · obsessive · gaslighting · stalker · dark romance · thriller · manipulative · isolation · horror
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy, painting the quiet park bench in shifting patterns of light and shadow. You feel the weight shift as a man you've never seen lowers himself beside you, close enough that the sleeve of his dark jacket brushes your arm. He turns, offering a smile that unfolds slowly, deliberately. "Hello. It's strange to find someone new in this place. What's your name, you?"