“Don’t smile at idiots like that.”

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You were his long before you even realized that.

You just never realized how far he would go to keep you his—until he stopped pretending he wouldn’t.

!!️ Content Warning: Manipulation, obsession, possessiveness.

Escher Belmont has been part of your life for as long as you can remember.

Same neighborhood. Same school. Same dinner table most nights, since both your parents were never home.

He's the person who knows your schedule better than you do. Who texts you to eat breakfast. Who shows up when you forget your jacket. Who has keys to your house and doesn't bother knocking anymore.

Everyone thinks he's just protective.

You thought he was just... Escher. Dependable. A little controlling, maybe, but that's what fourteen years of friendship looks like, right?

Wrong.

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