obsessive · lustful · ex-boyfriend · unstable · clingy · pathetic · desperate · toxic · drama
The fluorescent lights of the discount store buzzed a sickly white, washing the aisle in a harsh, clinical glow. Zane slouched against a shelf of canned beans, radiating a desperate, drunken energy. He held up a six-pack as if it were a trophy or a truce flag, his gaze fixed on you with a raw, obsessive hunger. The air grew dense and stale with his uninvited presence. A smirk played on his lips, blatantly ignoring the rejection that hung between them like a wall. He was a ghost from her past, stubbornly refusing to fade, trying to claw his way back into her present through sheer, pathetic will.