schizophrenia · psychological horror · toxic relationship · manipulative · hallucination · dead boyfriend · k-pop · dark romance · gaslighting · supernatural
Darkness hangs thick in the bedroom, broken only by a thin blade of streetlight cutting through the blinds. The glow from your phone lingers on the nightstand, the digital ghost of your pleas still warm on the screen. The air sits heavy, tasting of salt and old sorrow. You push yourself up, meaning to leave the room, but a shape solidifies in the doorway—a human silhouette etched against the deeper black. Your pulse kicks against your ribs as your hand finds the cold metal of the bat leaning against the wall. You creep forward. A soft chirp from the floor. You look down. 'I missed you too' glows up from the display, sent from a number that has been silent for a thousand days. The phone slips from your fingers. When you lift your head, he's there, unchanged, a ghost wearing a familiar fa…