"Obsession isn't always violent. Sometimes it's careful."

Hello Bl lovers (like me).I tried to write a novel for the first time.I hope you'll like it.And will absolutely Love it ❤️ ❤️

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The city never truly slept.

It only learned how to whisper after midnight.

Moon liked that.

The night café sat at the edge of a narrow street-dim lights, cracked glass windows, the smell of burnt coffee and rain-soaked asphalt. It wasn't a place people came to dream.

It was a place they came to forget.

Moon fit right in.

"Two black coffees. Extra sugar."

Moon smiled as he took the order, fingers moving quickly, naturally.

"Coming right up."

He moved easily behind the counter, sleeves rolled up, white hair tucked messily under a cap. There was something soft about him-his smile, the way he spoke, the way he listened.

Customers noticed. They always did.

"You work too hard for a place like this," one man said lazily from the counter, eyes lingering too long.

Moon laughed lightly, practiced.

"Hard work pays better than luck."

Someone whistled. Someone else chuckled.

Moon didn't mind. Words were easy. Words didn't hurt.

The café filled and emptied in waves-office workers escaping silence, men who smelled of smoke and money, strangers with sharp eyes and quieter voices. Moon served them all the same way. Polite. Gentle.

Unmemorable.

That was how he survived.

Outside, rain began to fall.

Moon wiped down the counter, humming under his breath, when the door opened.

The bell rang once.

He didn't look up immediately.

Still-something shifted.

Not fear. Not danger. Just a quiet awareness, like realizing someone had been standing nearby for a while.

The man who stepped inside didn't draw attention. Dark coat. Neutral posture. He didn't rush to sit. He didn't scan the room like a predator. He simply stood there, as if counting exits out of habit.

Moon felt no tightening in his chest.

That alone surprised him.

"Welcome," Moon said. "What can I get you?"

The man's gaze met his briefly-then moved away.

"Nothing," the man said. "Just passing through."

Moon nodded and returned to his work, expecting the man to leave.

He didn't.

When Moon glanced up again, the man was closer to the counter now-not watching, not staring. Just present.

"You should be careful," the man said quietly.

The man seemed to reconsider, as if he'd already said more than intended.

Moon blinked. "About what?"

"Places like this... they have a way of remembering people."

Moon frowned slightly. "I don't do anything worth remembering."

I make sure of that,he thought

The man's lips twitched-not a smile.

Not quite.

Moon waited for something else-a threat, a demand, curiosity-but the man said nothing more. He stepped back, already turning toward the door.

As he passed, his voice came low and even.

"Take care of yourself."

Then he was gone.

The bell rang again.

Moon stood still for a moment longer than necessary.

Something about the man's voice stayed with him-not the words, but the certainty behind them. As if he hadn't been warning Moon.

As if he'd been confirming something.

Moon glanced down at the counter.

There was a folded receipt where the man had been standing.

Moon frowned. He was certain the man hadn't ordered anything.

He picked it up.

No total. No items.

Just a time written neatly at the bottom.

02:40 a.m.

Moon checked the clock behind him.

02:41.

A strange chill crept up his spine.

"That's... weird," he muttered, slipping the receipt into his pocket before he could overthink it.

The rest of the night passed quietly. Too quietly.

When Moon finally locked up and stepped outside, the rain had stopped.

The street was empty-but the air still felt watched, like a room someone had just left.

Halfway home, Moon slowed.

He had the sudden, unsettling thought that if he turned around-

Someone would already be gone.

He didn't look.

At home, he emptied his pockets before bed.

Keys. Phone. Receipt.

The paper was still there.

But the time was gone.

In its place, a single line had been written in careful ink:

"If you are in danger I'll save you again."

Moon's breath caught.

Somewhere else in the city, a man closed a file and leaned back.

"Find Him," he ordered.

Moon was alive.

Working.

Unaware.

For now, that was enough.

The city wakes up to headlines.

Screens glow in cafés, phones buzz in pockets, and news anchors repeat the same name with polished excitement.

BLACKWOOD GROUP HEIR TAKES CONTROL.

LUCIFER BLACKWOOD ANNOUNCES NEW VENTURE.

Moon doesn’t read headlines on purpose. He only catches pieces—half sentences spoken aloud, names floating through the air like background music he never chose.

“Did you hear?” one customer says, scrolling through her phone.

“He’s young, but terrifyingly competent,” another replies.

“They say he expanded the business overseas in less than a year.”

Moon pours coffee, nods politely, smiles when needed.

Businessmen and powerful names mean nothing to him.

They belong to a world far above counters and night shifts.

The television mounted high in the café turns on automatically when the morning news switches segments.

Moon is wiping a table when the room subtly changes.

Not because of the screen.

Because of the voice.

“This acquisition isn’t just about expansion,” the man says evenly.

“It’s about control—of quality, of future, of responsibility.”

Moon’s hand pauses.

The cloth slips slightly between his fingers.

The voice isn’t loud.

It doesn’t demand attention.

It takes it.

Something tightens in his chest—quiet, confusing.

He looks up before he can stop himself.

A man stands behind a podium, dressed in dark precision, cameras flashing like stars caught too close to earth.

Lucifer Blackwood, the banner reads.

Moon barely registers the face.

It’s the voice that holds him.

Calm. Measured. Unhurried.

Like someone who has never needed to raise it.

His heartbeat stutters.

Why does this feel… familiar?

Not memory.

Not recognition.

Just a strange pull—like standing too close to something powerful without realizing it.

Moon looks away first.

He forces himself to move, to return to his work, to the clink of cups and the ordinary weight of the day.

“Looks dangerous,” a customer mutters lightly.

Moon smiles without thinking.

“People on TV usually do.”

But even as he walks toward the counter, the voice follows him.

Settling somewhere under his skin.

And for the first time since that night, Moon feels it again—

That quiet sense that something has noticed him.

Behind the scenes, far from cameras and applause, Lucifer stood in a quiet room with the same news paused on a tablet.

“Public approval is high,” Marcus said, scrolling through reports.

“Inheritance went smoothly. No resistance from the board. The new firm is already drawing attention.”

Lucifer adjusted his cufflinks. “Good.”

“That’s it?” Marcus asked. “No comment? No celebration?”

Lucifer’s gaze remained on the frozen image of himself on the screen.

“Power doesn’t need noise.”Lucifer replied, eyes briefly drifting to the paused news image.

Marcus studied him. “You haven’t slept.”

Lucifer ignored that.

“Hotel records” he says

Marcus’s expression shifted. He set the tablet down. “Cleaned. Too clean.”

Lucifer’s eyes darkened slightly. “Meaning?”

“The waiter resigned the next morning. No trail. No complaint.”

A pause. “Someone erased him before we could.”

Lucifer turned away from the screen.

“What about the cameras?” he asked.

“Looped. Six minutes.” Marcus hesitated. “That wasn’t us.”

Silence stretches.

“So someone else intervened,” he said. “Quietly.”

“Yes.”

Marcus watches him carefully. “If you approach the boy, people will notice.”

Lucifer doesn't respond immediately.

“Then no one approaches him,” he said at last.

Marcus frowned. “Not even your men?”

“Especially not my men.”

Marcus studied his face. “You’re watching him?”

"I’m containing variables."

Lucifer's jaw tightened.

“Find who the boy is and where he works now,” 

“From a distance”,he added.

Marcus raised an eyebrow. “And if someone else is already watching him?”

Lucifer’s reflection stared back at him in the glass. Calm. Dangerous.

“Then,” he said, “I want to know who thought they could reach him first.”

Moon

I wish I could say the news didn’t affect me.

But the moment his voice came through the café speakers that morning, my hand slipped.

The cup shattered against the floor.

Laughter followed. Someone joked about drama. About powerful men and dramatic speeches.

I bent down to clean the mess, nodding along, pretending my ears weren’t ringing.

That voice…

I told myself it was nothing.

Lots of men sound confident when they speak into microphones. Lots of men know how to command a room.

That didn’t mean anything.

Still, it follows me home.

Even now, hours later, standing in my apartment, it feels like the sound followed me home.

I lock the door and rest my back against it, counting my breaths until my pulse slows. The room smells faintly of detergent and instant noodles.

Normal.

Safe.

Mine.

I remember that night.

Every detail.

The hotel carpet beneath my shoes.

The way the door closed too softly behind me. The expensive stillness of the room, like it was holding its breath.

I remember how quickly control slipped out of my hands.

Not violently. Not suddenly.

Just… inevitably.

I move to the couch and sit, hands clasped together. My body reacts before my thoughts do—shoulders tight, spine straight, like I’m still there.

I roll my sleeve up.

The marks are fading.

Pale now.

Almost gentle if you don’t know what caused them.

I press my thumb into one and let go.

I remember his grip.

Firm. Certain. Like hesitation wasn’t an option.

And I remember his voice.

Low. Calm. Unhurried.

The same tone I heard on the television this morning.

My breath stutters.

“No,” I whisper. “That’s not possible.”

What if it isn’t coincidence?

The thought strikes sharp enough to hurt.

I shut it down instantly.

No. I’m not important enough for that.

I stand up abruptly and go to the sink, turning the tap on too hard. The sound of running water fills the room, loud enough to drown out my thoughts.

You’re reaching, I tell myself. You’re scared. That’s all.

But when I close my eyes, the memory doesn’t fade.

I remember the way he spoke like he already knew the outcome. Like resistance was just a formality. He didn’t need to threaten me.

He didn’t need to explain himself.

I turn the tap off.

The silence rushes back in.

When I try to remember his face, there’s nothing. No eyes. No features. Just a blur where certainty should be.

It doesn’t make sense. I remember everything else so clearly.

I sink back onto the couch, pulling my knees up slightly.

Why can’t I see you?

Maybe my mind erased him on purpose.

Or maybe he never wanted to be seen.

I think about the man on the screen again—how people watched him like he belonged above them. How even the reporters sounded careful when they spoke.

Power looks different from a distance.

Up close…

It feels like being noticed.

I hug a cushion to my chest, suddenly cold.

I don’t know if the man from the news is the same man from that night.

But I know this much—

Whoever he is, he didn’t forget me.

And something tells me…

this isn’t over.