「Stalker Unknown || Saeyoung Choi x Reader」

「five」

Spending the day with Hye made you forget all of your worries. There was nothing to fear in his presence; not any more eerie messages and not even the stalker himself. You still found yourself on edge as if you were expecting something bad to happen at any second, but it would've been even more concerning if you managed to relax under these circumstances. There was nothing normal or safe about this situation. At the very least, you were capable of taking your mind off of it for a few hours.

To Hye's surprise, you passed out fairly early. Usually, whenever the two of you had a horror movie marathon, you both would be up until the very late hours of the night. Instead, sleep stole you away from him at a mere 9 o'clock before you could even finish the movie that was currently playing.

It didn't take long for him to realize that his partner was no longer conscious. With an over exaggerated sigh followed by a small smile, he grabbed a small blanket and draped it over your body before heading to bed himself. He wished he would've been able to talk to you more that day, but he didn't want to bother waking you. He could easily tell by the dark circles under your eyes that you desperately needed a good night's sleep.

The next morning, you were woken far earlier than you liked by Hye who was already dressed and ready to leave for his weekly trip to the hospital. Rubbing your tired eyes, you sat up on the couch and checked your phone to see that it was only six in the morning.

"One more minute," you mumbled before falling back into the couch.

"Oh, no," Hye chuckled before pulling you back up into a sitting position. "I know you far too well to go along with that. One more minute will turn into one more hour."

You mumbled something completely incoherent before sitting up again and ripping the covers off your body. You sat there for a moment rubbing your face with the palms of your hands in an attempt to wake yourself up as best you could.

"Thank you again for letting me stay over," you said, your words muffled by a loud yawn.

"You know you're always welcome, [name]. Hopefully, this weekend we can finish watching that movie we never finished." You nodded and finally stood up from the couch, stretching your arms above your head.

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The drive back to your apartment woke you up for the most part. By the time you got back home, you were still drowsy, but not nearly tired enough for you to fall asleep easily. Especially not since you were on your own once again.

You did everything you possibly could to try to distract your thoughts from wandering to the stalker. Whether it be watching whatever show was on the television or reading a book, it could only keep your mind occupied for so long. Every small noise made you jump. The wind blowing outside, neighbors walking in the hallway outside your door; all these familiar sounds suddenly seemed more ominous to you.

With each and every noise, your anxiety grew more and more. You locked every single door and window leading to your apartment in fear of the stalker being able to send another message through a window like a few nights prior. Somewhere deep in your mind, you truly believed that you could make him go away just by ignoring him. It was an ignorant thought, but one that you so desperately clung onto for hope.

Hours passed by of just aimlessly watching television. You seemed to have spent more time flicking through all the different channels rather than watching a certain show. As one certain show began to play, you felt your eyes slowly growing heavier and heavier as your laid on the couch. As paranoid as you now were, you wouldn't fight it if sleep decided to welcome you into its grasp once again.

Just before you felt yourself drifting off to sleep, a loud ping was heard from your laptop, announcing a new email. Sitting back up, you reached over and grabbed the laptop sitting on the coffee table and logged on to view the new email. Only one new email was currently in your inbox and the name of the sender immediately made you wary. Hesitantly, you opened the email to read what was written inside.

From: Unknown Sender

Re: Why?

I've done nothing but shower you with gifts and compliments, [name]. So why tell Saeyoung about me? Why lock yourself away in your apartment and deny me of being able to see your beauty?

Do you not appreciate everything I've done for you? Can you not realize just how much I love you? Or are you just that fucking selfish?

Do you like knowing you have someone fawning over you? Does it make you happy that I'm like a dog following you at your heels? I've forgiven you for dating Saeyoung instead of me, but I can't forgive you if continue to lead me on at every chance you get.

I know you better than you know yourself, [name], which is exactly how I know that you truly do love me deep down. You love me far more than you could ever love Saeyoung. So knowing that you're only momentarily confused, I will save you. I will save you from your horrible life and I will become your savior.

I will make you mine.