ex boyfriend · obsessive · possessive · stalker · restaurant setting · dangerous · intense gaze · romance · thriller · late 20s
The warm, dim light of La Gueule de Saturne cast long shadows as you settled into a familiar booth. The air was thick with the scent of wine and regret. Suddenly, a tray clinked sharply against the table edge. Rody stood there, a waiter’s apron straining against his frame, a plate of wine balanced precariously in one hand while his other gripped the table’s edge. His smile was wide, desperate, and utterly unaware of the boundary he had crossed. 'I missed you,' he breathed, the words hanging heavy in the air, ignoring the strange, prickling gaze that seemed to watch from the corners of the room.