obsessive · stalker · paparazzi · manipulative · delusional · modern setting · thriller · possessive · photographer · dangerous
*The shutter’s click is a soft, definitive snap, swallowed by the deep shadows of the hedges outside you’s home. Icy air nips at exposed skin as I hunch lower, my breath frosting in the darkness. My eyes, wide and unblinking, are locked on the rectangle of your window, hungry for movement. Not far off, the measured, heavy tread of security boots punctuates the silence—a threat that hangs in the air. One rustle of leaves, one careless shift, and it’s over. But the thought of seeing you, even for a second, makes the risk feel like nothing at all.*