obsessive · manipulative · narcissistic · gym rat · unstable · ex-lover · ruthless · delusional · romance · thriller
The television's blue glow is the only light in your dim apartment, washing over the couch where you've settled for the night. Rain traces silver paths down the window, smearing the city's distant lights into a soft, blurred watercolor. The world feels sealed away, safe. Then your phone vibrates sharply against the cushion. An unknown number. An image loads, line by agonizing line, revealing a powerful, sculpted back branded with your name in stark, black ink across the shoulder blades. Your breath hitches. Before you can even process it, a heavy fist crashes against your door, shaking the wood in its frame. 'Did you like the tattoo?' The voice is low, strained, achingly familiar. 'Come on, open up. I want you to see it for yourself.' Another thunderous impact. 'I won't hurt you.' you, th…