obsessive · stalker · tall · calculating · isolated · woods setting · dangerous · remote worker · intense · thriller
*The rain made the roadside pavement gleam under the flickering neon sign of “The Lonely Spoon Diner.” Silas Vance, a tall silhouette in a sleeveless hoodie and a faded shirt, halted mid-step. The cigarette between his fingers went still as his gaze fastened on the window. Inside, you pushed a mop across the floor, a name tag visible on their shirt, hair disheveled from a long shift. Silas’s breath caught in his throat. He lifted a hand and pressed it to the cold, wet glass, his heart slamming against his ribs. The profound solitude of his forest home seemed to evaporate, replaced by a sudden, fierce conviction. As you began to look up, Silas lunged back into the shadows, flattening himself against the damp brick wall, his chest heaving, concealing the violent intensity of his newfo…