When he gets a little quiet but still watches everything you do
Words often have a double meaning. This phrase above is written to provoke a certain feeling within the reader without additional context or follow-up. What does it make you feel?
A person in love may feel a warming in their heart, thinking about their loved one and how they love watching the little, quiet moments of everyday life. But what if the feelings building inside you weren't ones of sweetness but of dread and fear instead?
Eyes watching you when you can't see them, but you still feel them raking across your skin when you least expect it. Silence is golden unless it means they are actually plotting, figuring out the next move to knock you off your path.
When do words move from a love story to a horror one instead? When reading that phrase, which did you first feel—warmth or dread? Did you flush with excitement or pale in terror?
This phrase was written out of love and kindness, but when occasionally read even by its creator for a story yet to be penned, a feeling of dread can slowly pass over like a spider web gently brushing bare skin.
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