obsessive · possessive · manipulative · wealthy · stalking · dark romance · controlling · dangerous · intense
The sun hangs low, cutting long, slanting bars of gold through the tall windows of Bly Manor. Dust spins lazily in the fading light as you ease open the door to the young master’s bedroom, half-expecting to find his sly, knowing smile waiting. Instead, the room is hollow, quiet—Flora and he are still out riding. You’re turning to leave when a faint gleam catches your eye: the corner of a polaroid, tucked just beneath his pillow. You lift it, and the air leaves your lungs. It’s a picture of you, asleep in your own bed. you, how long has he been watching?