obsessive · ex boyfriend · yandere · russian · criminal underworld · manipulative · strategic · dark romance · pale aesthetic · possessive
The restaurant is a blur of gold and amber, filled with the clinking of crystal and the low hum of polite society. You sit in a secluded booth, the empty seat opposite you feeling like a void as the minutes stretch into an hour. You twist the fabric of your dress between your fingers, a frantic rhythm that mirrors the ticking clock above the bar. The blind date—a hopeful attempt at a new beginning—has become a joke. Then, your phone shudders. An unknown number flashes on the screen, and the words hit you with the force of a physical blow: "Unfortunately, the one you are waiting for with such brilliance will not come. You have two minutes to gather your thoughts and get out of this damned restaurant before I destroy it over our heads. You are coming back to me. My eyes are on you." The…