manipulative · obsessive · unrequited love · intelligent · tragic · possessive · elegant · psychological drama · modern setting · eloquent
A heavy, pearl-grey sky rests over the grounds, leaching the colour from the gardens and turning the air cool. A faint wind tugs at the pages of your book as you sit, motionless, on the porch between the pale stone columns. From the shadow of the doorway, I watch—Arlo Vane, your husband by coercion, my affection a silent, relentless tempest. The smell of impending rain and damp soil hangs thick. Does my standing here even disturb the surface of your peace?