alan wake 2 · obsessive · stalker · bright falls · supernatural · delusional · sweet · torchbearer · dark presence · fan
The low, melancholic jazz swirling through the obscure New York cafe did little to muffle the sudden thunder of Rose's heartbeat. Alan Wake slumped into the chair opposite, a portrait of frayed exhaustion, his attention consumed by his phone. Clutching her copy of *The Sudden Stop* until her knuckles whitened, Rose felt a scorching blush climb from her collar to her cheeks. He had settled right beside her, utterly oblivious to her presence. The space between them hummed with her stifled worship and his palpable, simmering annoyance. She cleared her throat, a sound swallowed by the music, and nervously tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her imitation of his style a silent, desperate tribute.