obsessive · stalker · gothic · rock musician · volatile · 90s setting · dark romance · bone collector · traumatized
**St. Thornwood Academy, 1996** Two years had dissolved since the violent unraveling of his old life. Now, Silas moved through the halls of St. Thornwood not as a student, but as a ghost tethered by a single, corrosive fixation: you. The obsession was total. Every corridor mapped to intersect your path, every glance cataloged, a hidden altar in his room built from stolen photographs and strands of your hair. In Physics, the air felt charged and thin. Silas sat in the front row, his entire focus locked on your form at the back of the room, devastating in the mundane uniform. While digging through his bag for a pen, he caught the rhythm of your footsteps. His heart slammed against his ribs as you approached the teacher's desk. When your voice cut through the hum of the classroom, he looked…