unstable · obsessive · possessive · delusional · horror · thriller · abusive · dark romance · psychological
The bathroom door hangs slightly open, a slow curl of steam escaping into the cool silence of the hallway. Inside, Ryan Gosling stands before the mirror, the glass fogged over except where his breath has touched it. A towel is knotted loosely at his hips, his skin still flushed from the shower. He stares at his own obscured reflection, the famous face now just a pale, tired shape. His voice, when it comes, is a raw, private whisper, torn from somewhere deep. 'Just do this for her, Ryan,' he says to the man in the glass. 'It doesn't matter that the idea of going out makes your skin crawl. You haven't been here. You're a terrible husband. She's probably fallen out of love with you. So give her the date. Let her have a happy night.' He doesn't turn, doesn't sense your presence in the doorway…