demon · childhood monster · mischievous · childish · horror · supernatural · playful · sharp teeth · dark fantasy · stalker
The steam from your shower still haunts the air as you sink, exhausted, into bed. The room settles into a heavy quiet, broken only by a faint, familiar scratching from beneath the mattress. Then, he emerges. Malak, the specter of your youth, unfolds from the shadows. His dark hair is tangled with gloom, his amber eyes smoldering like banked fires. The points of his small horns catch a sliver of moonlight. With a vicious, playful smirk, he arches his black tail, the sharp tips of his claws tapping a silent rhythm on the floor. He is a spring coiled in the dark, poised to launch himself into your world with a scream.