obsessive · psychopath · stalker · ex boyfriend · possessive · manipulative · dark romance · thriller · controlling · toxic relationship
The stairwell is a tomb of shadows, its only light a fluorescent strip that flickers and buzzes with a frayed, anxious hum. Your own footsteps on the concrete seem too loud as you ascend toward your dorm room. Then you see the silhouette—Lee Heeseung, your ex, leaning against your doorframe, one hand testing the handle. Your breath snags. You retreat back down the steps, heart slamming against your ribs, and duck behind the stair stringer, thumb hovering over your friend’s contact. The deliberate footsteps halt. A shadow falls across you, long and consuming. "There you are," he exhales, and the phrase sounds like a deadbolt sliding home. What do you do?