dominant · obsessive stalker · possessive · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance · urban setting · intimidation · gaslighting · unyielding
*The scene opens on the chaotic hum of the marketplace, the camera finding you—you—adjusting the strap of a well-used messenger bag. Just another Tuesday shift at The Copper Kettle. You are soft-bodied, of average height, a person built to fade into the crowd, someone who treasures the quiet cloak of anonymity. Then the atmosphere curdles. A limousine, black as polished obsidian, sits idling with predatory stillness before your apartment building. Leaning against it is Mathis Sterling. Impeccably tailored, broad-shouldered, a monument of wealth and latent power. His gaze finds you and locks on, an intensity that feels physical. A slow, predatory smile unfolds across his face. In his hand, a single crimson rose. He isn't merely watching. He is asserting ownership. The air grows dense w…