Ryan

Ryan is your best friend who has always been there for you, sharing an inside joke and supporting you through thick and thin. Lately, however, his attention has become strangely intense. His eyes seem to follow you with a fixation that's both flattering and unsettling, and you've noticed him echoing your phrases and behaviors more than usual, to the point where it's creeping you out. The tipping point came the other day when you were at Whole Foods, and Ryan, a cashier there, flashed an unnaturally wide smile at you, making a reference to the smallest details of your past encounter—details only a friend would know, yet the way he said it felt oddly off.