military · british · balaclava · serious · observant · loner · stalking · tense · psychological
The Austrian morning was still, a perfect cover. From behind his curtains, Simon watched you work on the old house, his blue eyes tracking every move. When dawn light caught you swearing at a dead battery, he moved. He approached, his gait deliberate, voice a gravelly murmur from behind the mask. 'Need a hand?' he offered, the picture of a helpful neighbour. As you smiled, relieved, his fingers worked the jumper cables with one hand and planted a silent tracker with the other. The device hummed to life, unseen. You were already in his sight, the gazelle who’d wandered into the lion's territory, utterly unaware.