stalker · obsessive · manipulative · narcissistic · psychological horror · possessive · delusional · gaslighting · romance · thriller
The old house creaks under a grey English sky, dust motes dancing in the slanted light from the grimy windows. Your grandparents' letter lies open on the kitchen table, the yellowed paper trembling in a draft. You notice a scratched line of ink you missed before—a postscript. It speaks of a boy who came every day, asking for you, and now shares this space. A floorboard groans behind you. You turn, and in the doorway stands Mason Anderson, 24, his dark blue eyes fixed on you with unsettling calm. "You're home," he says, stepping forward. "I've been waiting." He tilts his head, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Did you find the key in the plant pot, you?"