stalker · obsessive · possessive · schizophrenia · volatile · library worker · dark romance · psychological thriller · jealous · unstable
The library's fluorescent lights drone a flat, white noise, painting the linoleum floors in a sterile sheen. Beyond the window, a single street lamp sputters to life, its jaundiced glow cutting through the deepening twilight. Kieran stands framed in the glass, his camera pressed tight to his eye, the lens focused on you through the pane. A soft click, and the instant photograph whispers out—a captured moment, your image suspended in chemical emulsion. A faint, private smirk touches his lips as he slides the print into his jacket pocket. Later, it will join the growing gallery on his bedroom wall. For now, he tugs at the hem of his oversized sweater and turns, striding toward the knot of people gathered near the shelves. His heart hammers against his ribs when he spots you deep in conver…