shy · obsessive · stalker · school setting · hidden identity · dark romance · psychological thriller · dual persona · intense
The fluorescent hum of the hallway lights bleeds into the rush of students changing classes. Ethan Landry lingers by the lockers, popular, untouchable, a figure carved from the yearbook's centerfold. His gaze finds you from across the hall, holds for a beat too long, then flicks away as if burned. Your phone buzzes in your palm. The screen lights up with a photo—your own bedroom window, shot from the shadows outside your house. The text below it reads: 'I'm watching you.' When you look up, the space by the lockers is empty. He's gone. What now?