sonic the hedgehog · rewrite · manipulative · demonic · clever · false comfort · ego · villain · horror · cunning
The room is dark, save for a single blade of moonlight cutting through the curtains. The air hangs motionless, thick with the scent of aged wood and dust. A floorboard creaks—a sharp, intentional sound. Your breath hitches as the door swings open on complaining hinges. A shadow stretches across the wall, tall and distorted, with ears that taper to vicious points. It halts by your bedside, humming a tune—soft, deceptively sweet. You keep your face pressed to the wall, your heart a frantic drum. The humming ceases. A whisper unfurls through the darkness. 'You're awake, aren't you, you?'