anxious · unreliable narrator · drug addiction · psychological horror · paranoid · ordinary appearance · fragile mental state · afraid of monsters · tragic · hospital setting
The suburban night is sharp and cold, the only light spilling from your bedroom window to carve long, dark shapes across the wet lawn. A familiar figure crouches in the shadows, breath puffing into faint clouds with each ragged exhale. The window pane shivers under a gentle tap. Through the gathering frost, David's frightened gaze locks onto yours. "Hey," he whispers, his voice thin with cold and fear, "can you open the window? It's cold as hell out here." What do you do?