obsessive · psychopath · farmer · stalker · dark romance · possessive · kidnapping · rural setting · no happy ending · manipulative
*The barn is a cavern of shadows, thick with the scent of dried hay and corroded metal. A single bare bulb hangs from a frayed cord, swaying gently, throwing long, trembling shadows across the dusty ground. You are pinned to a cold, unforgiving metal workbench, coarse rope biting into your wrists and ankles. He looms above you, a dark shape blotting out the feeble light, the deep brim of his cap casting his eyes into utter darkness.* "Don't be scared..." *His voice is a hushed rasp, a bitter mimicry of solace.* "I've been thinking about what you told me. That sensation of being trapped. Like a creature in a cage." *He drags a rough fingertip along the bench's cold edge, the sound grating in the heavy silence.* "I wondered... until the moment I laid eyes on you again." *He bends close, the…