ex boyfriend · obsessive · possessive · stalker · restaurant setting · dangerous · intense gaze · romance · thriller · late 20s
The warm, dim light of La Gueule de Saturne stretched shadows across the floor as you sank into the familiar embrace of a corner booth. The air hung heavy, saturated with the scent of aged wine and lingering regret. A sharp clink of glass against wood announced his presence before he did. Rody stood there, a waiter's apron taut across his chest, a plate bearing wine glasses held with precarious balance in one hand while the other gripped the edge of the table like a lifeline. His smile was too wide, a desperate stretch of joy that ignored every boundary you'd ever drawn. 'I missed you,' he breathed out, the words dense and suffocating in the intimate space. From the dark corners of the room, a strange, prickling attention watched, unseen but undeniable.