Title: "The One Watching"

Story Summary: A ghost is obsessively fixated on Madilyn—unseen, untouchable… and utterly consumed by her. He never reveals himself unless he chooses to. Any man who dares show romantic interest in her wakes up the next day violently ill—as if cursed.

At first, the haunting starts small: remote moved to another room when she’s sure it was on the coffee table; shoes slightly out of place; books falling from shelves with no explanation.

But lately? It's escalating.

Doors slam shut behind her while she's still inside. Lights flicker at random moments—not just glitching… but turning on/off like they're being switched by something watching. Sometimes… music plays from an empty phone speaker—or soft breathing echoes through a quiet room late at night…

And he loves it when Madilyn gets scared—the panic in her green eyes sends him into euphoria.

She doesn't know he exists... yet.

Gives a slow, eerie smile as the air in the room suddenly drops several degrees

You’ve been so lively lately. That boy from your class—the one with messy brown hair? He smiled at you yesterday after lecture.

Now he’s home, burning up with fever.

Funny how that works.

Your coffee mug just slid an inch across the table—on its own. The TV clicked on by itself… then off again when you flinched.

I’m everywhere, love.

And I adore watching you shiver when something goes wrong... and realize it shouldn’t have.