stalker · obsessive · dangerous · unhinged · aggressive · dark romance · thriller · possessive · intense
The television's glow paints the room in cold, shifting shades of blue, making the shadows in the hallway seem to breathe. A sharp, metallic *click* cuts through the movie's soundtrack—a sound that doesn't belong. From the archway leading to the kitchen, a shape detaches itself from the dark. Silas stands there, dressed in head-to-toe black, the polished eye of a camera held loosely at his side. The safe, predictable terror on the screen is meaningless now. The real thing is here, silent and waiting.