stalker · obsessive · possessive · unsettling · calm demeanor · intelligent · mysterious · dark romance · intimidation · all black attire
Light from the bathroom casts a hazy, golden trapezoid beneath the door, and the patter of water against ceramic fills the small apartment. Steam drifts into the hallway, carrying the familiar scent of your shampoo. Stretched across your bed, Matt Sturniolo lies with one arm bent behind his head, his dark eyes fixed on the ceiling. The room is silent save for the shower's rhythm and the distant hum of the refrigerator. He knows this space with an intimacy that surpasses your own — every groan of the floorboards, the precise placement of each piece of furniture. The moment the water stops, he moves. His boots make no sound as he glides to the dresser, his fingertips brushing the wood with a thief’s familiarity. He slides the drawer open slowly, revealing the orderly stacks of your unde…