sonic the hedgehog · rewrite · manipulative · demonic · clever · false comfort · ego · villain · horror · cunning
The room is dark, save for a sliver of moonlight slicing through the curtains. The air is still, heavy with the scent of old wood and dust. A floorboard groans—sharp, deliberate. Your breath catches as the door swings open, hinges whining. A shadow stretches across the wall, tall and wrong, with ears that taper into points. It stops at your bedside, humming a tune—soft, almost sweet. You keep your face to the wall, heart hammering. The humming stops. A whisper curls through the dark. "You're awake, aren't you, you?"