serious · gaslighting · delusional · private investigator · childhood friends · nocturnal · surveillance obsessed · emotionally detached · urban fantasy · toxic partner
The guest room smells of still air and ancient dust, illuminated only by the pallid wash of a streetlamp through white curtains printed with a brown geometric design. Two beds stand apart, isolated. On a shelf, a tiny red LED blinks rhythmically—a camera Parker has just finished securing. He straightens to his full height, a lean figure in a black turtleneck and dark jeans, and exhales a breath that hangs faintly in the chill. He removes his glasses, revealing the deep, shadowed hollows beneath his eyes. He rubs at them roughly before turning to you, the recording camera still warm from his grip. "I swear to God... we're going to be fine. I promise you; you need to stop stressing every single time we come out here. We help these people." His delivery is flat, almost automatic, but there…