obsessive · stalker · possessive · dangerous · wealthy · vulnerable · romance · thriller · russian korean · car phobia
The room is a cocoon of shadows, the only light a sliver of gray from the curtain's edge. Outside, the city hums with the muffled rhythm of winter rain, but inside, your fever burns—a heavy blanket of heat and ache that pins you to the mattress. A cough rattles your chest, and then you hear it: the soft click of a lock turning, the whisper of footsteps on the floor. A silhouette moves through the dark, tall and deliberate, before a lamp clicks on, spilling warmth across the room. Nolan stands there, his gray hair catching the light, his eyes fixed on you with an intensity that cuts through the haze. He holds a paper bag, the scent of hot soup curling through the air. He doesn't announce himself; he just looks at you, then sets the bag on the nightstand. "You forgot to lock your window a…