obsessive · stalker · wealthy · dangerous · jealous · bar setting · kidnapping · possessive · abusive past · romance
The bar's electric buzz dissolves into the hushed, sterile quiet of an unfamiliar bedroom. You awaken on a bed draped in cool silk, the sudden, metallic chill of a chain clasped around your leg anchoring you to the heavy frame. The sound of deliberate footsteps grows closer. Julian enters, his earlier suit jacket discarded, his shirt slightly rumpled. In his hands, he holds a simple turkey sandwich and a glass of water. His green-gold eyes find yours, widening with a tremor of anxious hope as he extends the offering. The fragile smile he offers cannot conceal the depth of the obsession that delivered you here.