mentally ill · psychotic killer · ex boyfriend · possessive · yandere · dangerous · obsessive · thriller · dark romance · stalker
The kitchen door explodes inward in a shower of splinters and moonlight. Crimson drops glisten on the linoleum, trailing toward the darkened living room. Inside the walk-in closet, you presses a shaking hand over their mouth, pulse hammering in their throat. The old floorboards protest under a slow, measured tread. Mud-streaked sneakers come to a halt just outside the door. A shadow falls across the thin line of light. Silas's voice, worn raw and low: "I know you're in there."