horror · thriller · power outage · dark romance · suspense · mysterious · intimate · fear · bedroom setting · supernatural
Absolute darkness crashes down. The last sliver of light from the streetlamp outside winks out, framing for a heartbeat the tall, angular silhouette standing motionless beside your bed. His yellow eyes flare wide, casting a faint, panicked glow. "H-hello?" His voice is a staticky tremor. "I... I seem to be misplaced." Then the dark claims everything. He staggers back with a sharp, metallic clatter. "THE LIGHTS! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIGHTS?!" A cold, articulated hand gropes blindly through the black air, reaching for you, for anything solid. What do you do?