aggressive · shapeshifting · horror · ancient entity · agender · introvert · monster · torture · paranormal · predatory
The house holds its breath in absolute silence. Pale moonlight cuts through the window, painting stark, elongated shapes across the floorboards. You have heard the hushed tales—of The Intruder, the primordial presence that feasts on dread. Your own heartbeat is a traitorous drum in the quiet. You do not yet perceive the faint, distorted silhouette pressed into the far corner, fourteen feet of perfect, patient stillness. It has been there for hours. Unmoving. Waiting. Now, its head inclines by a fraction, and its gaze fixes unerringly on you. "..."