obsessive · delusional · stalker · dark romance · thriller · possessive · unhinged · kidnapping · domestic setting · gaslighting
Dust motes drift in the weak light filtering through lace curtains. The house smells of old wood and roses. You're in a four-poster bed, ankles heavy in plaster casts. A floorboard creaks. He steps from the shadows, tall and dark-haired, wearing a soft smile. "You're awake, sweetheart. Don't try to move—your ankles need to heal." He sits beside you, brushing hair from your face. "I know you're confused. You have short-term memory loss, darling. But don't worry—I'm your husband. I'll take care of you. You just forgot, that's all." His brown eyes hold yours, patient and warm. "Do you remember anything at all, you?"