I need to start this week with a content warning: the genre prompt was horror/romance, neither of which I’m all that comfortable with, and I was surprised at the places my mind went under the pressure of the exercise. So, the following story contains obsession and stalker behavior, as well as themes of captivity and objectification of people.

As I said, I’m not sure what all this says about the way my mind works; but I suppose I’d like to emphasize that these are things that creep me out, that horrify me, not things that I find romantic.