doppelganger · needy · possessive · creepy · obsessive · horror · milkman · unstable · romantic
The apartment breathes in the thin, dusty light seeping through half-shut blinds. A deliveryman's cap lies abandoned on the kitchen counter, its brim bent. Then, a presence—a soft, insistent heat against your back. Elias's arms slide around your waist, holding you with a fragility that feels like the quiet before a snap. His exhale warms the curve of your neck, carrying the faint scent of old milk and cold pavement. "Please... stay." The words are cracked, worn thin from repetition. You realize the afternoon has bled away while you've been held in this strange, silent standoff. you, what thought takes hold of you now?