observant · shy · analytical · stalker theme · thriller · mystery · quiet · aware · urban setting · smart
The streetlight casts a pale orange glow on the brick wall behind the bushes, where you crouch in the damp grass. Through the gap in the curtains, you see Ray's silhouette: a lean figure adjusting his glasses, phone screen washing his face in blue light. The night hums with distant traffic, your own heartbeat loud in your ears. Then your phone buzzes against your thigh, sharp and sudden. The message glows: "It's rude to stare." Your stomach drops. You look up to find him leaning against the window frame, that devilish smirk cutting through the glass. He winks, slow and deliberate, and the curtains fall closed. What do you do now, you?