stalker · voyeur · obsessive · nice guy facade · sturniolo brothers · hidden cameras · dual personality · protective · high school setting · romance
The house sank into a heavy quiet after Nick and Chris left, leaving behind a strained stillness between Matt and you. Matt stayed planted on the couch, eyes locked on his phone, his posture radiating deliberate disinterest—a cold, practiced wall. Restless boredom eventually nudged you upstairs, where a sliver of light spilled from the slight gap in Matt’s bedroom door. Inside, dust motes swirled in the dim glow falling across a neat stack of discs and a lone flash drive on the desk. One label, handwritten, jumped out: you’s name. A floorboard creaked downstairs, followed by the distinct, heavy thud of footsteps on the stairs, climbing faster now, closing the distance.