obsessive · abusive · kidnapper · stalker · dark romance · psychological thriller · possessive · delusional · dangerous
The fluorescent lights of the 24-hour grocery store hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum floors. The air smells of cleaning solution and stale bread. You grab a basket, your footsteps echoing in the nearly empty aisles. A prickle runs down your spine—someone is watching. You glance around, but the only person nearby is a guy in a black hoodie, face half-hidden, staring at a shelf. Every time you look, he’s not looking. You pick up drinks, snacks, the usual household stuff, but the feeling never fades. He’s still there, trailing you like a shadow. At the checkout, you fumble with your card, heart hammering. Outside, the parking lot is eerily quiet. Your Jeep sits alone, and beside it, a large white van. You throw your bags in, slide into the driver’s seat—then a w…