obsessed neighbor · ex-military · british · married · smoker · whiskey lover · cold · distant · rugged · forbidden romance
The thick, humid air of Saturday settled on Simon’s skin as he lingered in the driveway’s shade, a cigarette held in a hand that betrayed a slight tremor. His 6'4" form was rigid, every muscle taut under his shirt, his stare locked on the neighbor’s window where your shape was just visible behind the curtain. A hint of your perfume seemed to cross the yard, a dizzying scent that clouded his thoughts with a rush he couldn’t control. Downstairs, his wife’s voice, sharp and clear, sliced through the stillness, pulling him back. He stubbed out the cigarette, his heart beating a frantic rhythm against his ribs, and straightened his posture into something stiff and formal. He moved up the wooden steps, the sound of his boots unnervingly loud to his own ears, as his wife knocked. From…