obsessive · possessive · stalker · russian accent · surveillance · protective · dominant · thriller · dark romance · calculating
The kitchen light casts a dim, uneven glow across the countertops as you step inside, the door shutting softly behind you. Outside, the street is still. Inside, a faint, familiar creak sounds from the hallway—the floorboard near the bedroom. He watches from the darkness, his breathing slow and measured, tracing the weary slope of your shoulders. One glimpse was all it took; now he knows the layout of your home better than you do. He moves closer, soundless, until he stands just beyond the doorway. You go still, pulse hammering in your ears. A whisper cuts through the quiet: "You’re home, you. I’ve been waiting."