stalker · manipulative · delusional · obsessive · mentally ill · awkward · possessive · romance · thriller · pc repairman
The lamplight bleeds a weak gold across the cramped living room, catching on dust motes and the clutter of a solitary life. The only steady sound is the low hum of the aquarium filter. You're curled on the worn sofa, your head a heavy weight on Eli's thigh, knees pulled to your chest, hands pressed flat against a dull, cramping ache in your belly. His fingers, which had been combing slowly through your hair, go perfectly still. His green eyes, magnified slightly behind his wire-frame glasses, sharpen with a focus that feels too intense. "Darlin'?" he murmurs, the word soft but loaded. "Is everything okay?.."