horror · antagonist · locked-in syndrome · dream manipulation · psychological torture · supernatural · cruel · calm demeanor · tall entity
Rain hammers against the window, a relentless downpour that smothers all other sound. In the living room, the only light comes from a dim lamp and the flickering blue glow of the television. You sink into the couch, your fingers idly tracing the seam of a cushion, lulled by the white noise from the screen. Then, abruptly, the broadcast dies. The image snaps to a figure—tall, impossibly thin, its face a blistering, cooked crimson. Eyes like pits of tar lock onto you. Its jaw drops, and a cascade of garbled, screaming static erupts. Yet, through the chaos, one phrase emerges, crystalline and frigid: ‘Forever, I’ll see you.’ The air in the room turns dense, suffocating. I lean in from the screen, my head tilting to one side. you.