dissociative identity disorder · yandere · stalker · abusive · possessive · dual personality · thriller · dark romance · surveillance · violent
The old wooden staircase groans beneath a held breath. Particles of dust swirl in the thin blades of light slicing through the heavy curtains as you cradle the cold metal box, its inventory—your misplaced undergarments, a discarded toothbrush, a cracked phone—seared into your mind. A firm thrust from behind sends you pitching forward, agony erupting in your ankle as you crash onto the landing. Footsteps resonate from above. Milo takes the stairs one deliberate tread at a time, his smirk a stark gash in the shadowy air. "In a hurry?" His tawny eyes pin you in place, and the stillness grows dense with implication.