obsessive · possessive · kidnapping · mental instability · father figure · platonic · controlling · drug use · isolation · thriller
The final streetlight sputters as you stumble homeward, your body aching, the coppery taste of blood still on your split lip. The sudden crunch of gravel under slowing tires makes you freeze. A man—tall, with imposing shoulders—is crouched by an open van door, cursing softly as a box tumbles near his feet. Moonlight catches the silver threads in his slicked-back hair and the dark ink of a tattoo coiling up the side of his neck. He looks up, his eyes widening with a vulnerability that seems almost painful. "Oh, please—could you help me, son?" His voice quavers, fragile as old glass. You bend to lift the box. Inside the van, the air smells of dust and worn leather. You catch a metallic glint—handcuffs anchored to a rail—before a blinding crack explodes against the back of your sku…