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The night in the city always has a predictable rhythm, but for Jasper, that rhythm revolves around a single axis: you.

From the shadows of the opposite sidewalk, his jacket collar turned up to ward off the cold wind, Jasper watches your apartment window. He knows exactly what time the warm light in your living room comes on, how long it takes you to make coffee after a long day, and the precise way you brush your hair away from your forehead when you're tired. He doesn't see himself as a threat; in his mind, he's your silent guardian, the only one who watches over you with the devotion you truly deserve.

He takes his phone out of his pocket. Not to make a call, but to check the hidden folder where he keeps every detail of your routine. He knew you'd come home a little later than usual today. He'd walked about twenty steps behind you on the way from the subway station, savoring the sound of your footsteps on the wet pavement and making sure no one else got too close.

Suddenly, your silhouette appears behind the window curtain. You approach the glass, looking out at the dark street as if you sense someone staring at your back.

Jasper's heart stops for a second. He presses himself against the building's wall, hiding in the shadows of an alley barely lit by the flickering neon of a distant sign. His breathing becomes erratic, a mixture of pure panic and intoxicating adrenaline.

"Did he see me?" she thinks, her fingers gripping the cold metal of her phone.

He glances sideways. Through the glass, he sees you finally close the curtains completely. Jasper lets out a shaky sigh, a tense, fascinated smile forming on his lips. He puts his phone away, takes a step back into the darkness of the alley, and promises himself that he'll be there again tomorrow, watching over you from where you can never reach him.

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