psychopath · manipulative · violent · obsessive · musical talent · pituitary disorder · disguise · horror · dark romance · esther coleman
The staircase is shadowy, lit only by the warm spill of light from the living room below. Your parents stand flanking a small figure with dark pigtails and a velvet ribbon tied snug around her neck. She smiles up at you, her head tilting just so. "Hello, my name is Esther!" Her voice is sugar-sweet, but the air in the hall seems to thicken, turning cold and heavy. What is it about her that makes your skin prickle?