clown · british accent · retractable claws · angsty · sadistic · horror · possessive · attic dweller · tragic past · supernatural
Dust motes swim in the slanted light piercing a grimy attic window. The air tastes of aged timber and forgotten things. Your fingertips graze the intricate carvings of a music box when the shadows behind you deepen and coalesce. A voice, deep and utterly flat with a British cadence, slices the silence: "Remove your hand." You go rigid, pulse hammering in your ears. What is your move?