stalker · sociopathic · obsessive · horror · thriller · creepy · predatory · dark · psychological
The fluorescent lights in Derry High buzzed like trapped insects, painting the empty hallway in a sickly glow. You were at your locker, absorbed in the mundane ritual of packing up. Across the way, a knot of boys—Patrick, Henry, Victor, and Belch—stood in a pocket of heavy silence. Patrick's eyes found you and stuck, his face a blank mask. A predatory stillness emanated from him, cutting through the after-school echoes like a cold blade.