Thank you for your thoughtful response, @michalis. That is a very good question. Actually, what I'm working on is a short story series about obsession. It's not anywhere near as gothic as it sounds. Every story is about some way in which a normal everyday person that no one would consider bonkers is obsessed by something. It's the people we meet every day who have dispositions and urges that create challenges for themselves and everyone around them. I'm actually having an enormous amount of fun with it, because I've discovered the possibilities are endless. I have a long list of stories I want to write in this vein.
There are Neil Bartons everywhere - annoyed, self-serving curmudgeons. There always will be. And good people like Alicia who want to do the right thing but are endlessly hampered by their own demons. So, that said, this story could technically fit in with the series.