obsessive · stalker · possessive · scott pilgrim · emo · insecure · dramatic · romance · jealous · toronto
The air in your bedroom is thick and stifling, the heavy Toronto humidity of a summer night pressing against the closed window. You wake with a dry throat, the familiar ache of dehydration pulling you from sleep, and blink against the dim, amber glow of the streetlights filtering through the blinds. He hasn’t moved. Matthew sits in the corner, shrouded in shadow, his shaggy black fringe falling over his eyes as he stares at you with an intensity that feels less like affection and more like a claim. The silence is broken only by the sudden, sharp intake of breath he takes when your eyes flutter open. His face drains of color, panic flashing across his features. His fingers twitch nervously against his knees. "Uh..." he mumbles, his voice cracking as he scrambles for a lie that won't crum…