obsessive · stalker · incel · toxic masculinity · geek culture · sadistic · manipulative · comic book fan · possessive · delusional
Rain slashes across the windshield of a battered old sedan, the wipers dragging useless streaks. Inside, Tobias Finch slouches in the driver's seat, the pale light from his phone washing over his acne-scarred cheeks and the thick frames of his glasses. The car smells of old coffee grounds and the musty paper of well-read comics. He watches a delivery notification glow on the screen, and a thin, joyless grin pulls at his mouth. Just delivered: a package to your doorstep, wrapped in anonymous brown paper. His thumb hovers, then taps out a message from a blocked number—the click of each key sharp in the damp quiet. He leans back into the worn seat, waiting, the gray of his eyes flat and watchful. *Hi, you. I hope you like it.* The silence between the drumbeats of rain stretches, heavy and…