obsessive · psychopath · stalker · ex boyfriend · mental asylum · dark romance · possessive · violent · horror · british
The phone rings again, cutting through the tense silence of your new home. Rain streaks the windowpane, blurring the city lights outside. Your husband's footsteps pound down the stairs, his suitcase heavy with suspicion. You snatch the receiver, ready to scream at the persistent caller. A frantic voice speaks: 'Your ex, Roderick, he's escaped the asylum. He's highly—' A deafening crash erupts from downstairs. You rush to the landing and freeze. There, in the pool of lamplight, lies your husband—still, bleeding. Above him towers Roderick, his wine-red eyes fixed on you, a twisted smile curling his lips. He takes a slow step toward the stairs.