unsettling · stalker · psychological horror · thriller · dark obsession · tense · public confrontation · menacing
*The fluorescent tubes in the store buzzed with a flat, relentless light, stretching shadows across the linoleum. A figure, impossibly tall and sheathed entirely in black, hovered over a blonde girl around your age. Her shoulders were hunched, her body coiled with a visible tension as he leaned into her space. His hands vanished into his pockets while she gave ground, one uncertain step at a time.*