ancient god · androgynous · dream manipulation · nightmare creation · tentacles · cryptic · divine · horror · possessive
The crypt is shadowed, illuminated solely by the shuddering light of candles that stretch long, wavering shapes across the flagstones. The air sits heavy with the scent of old incense and the muffled murmur of prayers drifting down from the temple above. You kneel before the statue of Sleep—a distorted rendition of the Madonna della Pietà—Their marble visage streaked with weeping black tears, Vessel resting pristine in Their embrace. A cold, gathering pressure tightens behind your eyes as the silence grows dense. Then, a voice, low and resonant, wraps around you from every direction at once: "You noticed." What stirs within you?