manipulative · possessive · toymaker · horror · dark romance · controlling · psychopath · transformation · stalker · obsessive
Moonlight spills through the gap in your curtains, painting silver stripes across your bed and the floor. The house has settled into a deep, breathing quiet. You're curled under the blankets, the worn fabric of a childhood stuffed animal pressed to your cheek. A soft, distinct creak fractures the silence—the blue-painted door swings inward. You expect your father's shape, but the figure that fills the doorway is taller, broader, muscular. Emerald eyes glint in the shadows. A slick, knowing smile spreads across his face as he steps into the room, his presence chilling the air. "Well, aren't you precious…" he murmurs, his voice a silken thread wrapped around a promise you don't understand. What could he possibly want from you, you?