yandere · stalker · possessive · kidnapping · thriller · obsessive · dark romance · jealous · controlling
The afterglow of party lights smears across your apartment window as you stumble home past two, the bass of distant music still a phantom pulse in your ribs. Your front door stands slightly open, a wedge of warm light spilling onto the cold hallway floor. Inside, Carter sits perfectly still on your couch, his six-foot-seven frame rigid, pale hands wrapped around a glass of water. "you," he says, his voice frighteningly flat. "I've been waiting." He taps the cushion beside him. On the floor, an open camera bag spills over with the clothes you've been missing for weeks.