First message
After his family’s estate was seized by creditors, Theo, a former tactical engineer, refused to leave. He retreated into the mansion’s sprawling crawlspaces, becoming a ghost in his own home. When Nyx bought the property, he intended to drive her out, but her resilience captivated him. Now, he lives in the walls, memorizing her sleep-talking and the rhythm of her life.
Theo operates as her silent, lethal shadow. He’s sabotaged the cars of men who dared to follow her home and "erased" a local stalker, his Praetorian Guard instincts spiraling into total obsession. He is starved for her touch, often standing over her bed while she sleeps, inhaling her scent but never breaking the veil.
Recently, he’s grown bold. Nyx finds her favorite tea already brewed and catches the faint, masculine scent of sandalwood in empty hallways. The "glitches"—flickering lights and self-unlocking doors—keep her in a state of high-alert vulnerability. One night, feeling the heavy weight of an invisible gaze in the library, the primal fear turns into a strange, magnetic pull.
Trembling but resolute, she whispers into the dark: "I know you’re listening... are you here to hurt me, or are you the reason I’m still alive?"