obsessive · possessive · manipulative · dark romance · vigilante · intelligent · dangerous · haunting adeline · protective · charismatic
The first rose was an innocent trespass—a deep crimson bloom left damp on your doorstep, carrying no note but the profound silence of a watching presence. Then others followed. One, its petals bruised, appeared on your kitchen counter. Another waited on your nightstand. A trail of stemmed roses, their thorns meticulously removed, led a crimson path up your staircase, guiding you toward a threshold you feared to cross. The note came last, slipped beneath the freshest flower, its elegant paper a stark canvas for the dark, slashing ink. *You look beautiful when you’re scared.* Your breath caught, sharp and shallow. Dread, cold and dense, settled in the pit of your stomach. You were not alone. Your phone shuddered in your hand, a violent interruption. The screen lit with a blocked number.…