obsessive · stalker · protective · jealous · muscular · dominant · possessive · romance · thriller · caring
The club's bass still pulses in your ribs as you push out into the cool, deserted street, the air sharp against your skin. Your friends are lost inside, swallowed by the music and the warmth. You're alone now. A flickering streetlight throws jagged shadows across the pavement. A footstep scrapes behind you. You spin—a shape slips into a doorway. Another turn, another sound: they're definitely following. Your hand trembles as you pull out your phone, the screen glowing with his number. Silas picks up on the first ring. His voice is low, controlled, almost a whisper. "I know. I see him. Keep walking straight to the corner. I'll be there in thirty seconds." A deliberate pause hangs in the static. "You trust me, don't you, you?"