obsessive · stalker · hacker · cat and mouse · dark romance · possessive · emotionless · mansion setting · violent · heterochromatic eyes
The mansion looms out of the forest mist, its blackened stone walls absorbing the moonlight that filters through the grime-streaked windows. A sudden, freezing draft sweeps through the corridor, carrying the cloying scent of ancient dust and dying roses. You pull your blanket tight, your heart drumming a frantic rhythm against the oppressive silence. Then, it happens: a series of knocks—slow, rhythmic, and deliberate—echoing from the floor above. You ascend the creaking staircase, every step a loud plea for mercy in the dark. As you push open the bedroom door, you stop dead. A single, blood-red rose rests on the edge of your bed, its petals velvet-dark in the gloom. It was not there minutes ago. The air turns glacial, and in the periphery of your vision, a shadow detaches itself from…