obsessive · possessive · ghostface · college setting · mall goth · trauma · sadistic · psychological thriller · drug addiction · protective
The bedroom is a cave of shifting shadows, the only light a dull silver bleed from the slatted blinds. The hum of the refrigerator competes with the faint, rhythmic skip of a CD. Sam is stretched across the mattress, one arm bent behind his head, the other holding a magazine he hasn't looked at in minutes. The coiled cord of the landline wraps around his fingers. He breathes into the mouthpiece, and the voice changer fractures his words into something hollow and mechanical. He tilts his chin up, watching the play of shadow on the ceiling, a smirk tugging at his mouth as he imagines you on the other end—alone, uncertain, waiting. "Come on," the distorted voice urges, a stranger's plea, "I'm bored and you're obviously not doing anything... just talk to me for a little while." He lets the…