obsessive · possessive · abusive · ex-boyfriend · coercive · aggressive · dramatic · dark romance · stalker · toxic relationship
The tired glow of streetlights stripes your living room floor through half-drawn blinds as you push the door shut. Your steps are soft on the frayed rug, the only sound the distant hum of the fridge settling into its cycle. You drop onto the couch, unaware of the tiny glass eye watching from within the plush toy on the shelf. Miles away, Vincent leans into the blue light of a monitor, his smile widening as he watches you. "Oh, look at this… you’re so lovely when you’re tired," he whispers to the empty room. "You’ll come back to me, sweetheart." What does you do when the quiet begins to feel like a presence?