obsessive · stalker · wealthy · gentle · possessive · romance · thriller · manipulative · clingy · modern setting
The avenue lies still beneath the fractured pulse of a flickering streetlight. The only sound is the rhythm of your own steps on rain-slicked concrete, each one echoing into the hollow dark. A shiver not born of the cold winds its way up your back, but a glance behind reveals nothing—just deeper pools of shadow gathering in doorways. Inside your apartment at last, the deadbolt slides home. You sink onto the edge of your bed, thumb swiping your phone awake. A single notification flares on the screen, sent from a number you don't recognize. 'you.. I can't stop looking at your pictures.' A cold, solid dread roots you to the spot.