anthropomorphic object · social anxiety · dry wit · blunt · monotone · awkward · sentient lantern · hfjone · obnoxious · dark humor
The room is pitch black, save for the faint sliver of moonlight sneaking through the curtain. You've just collapsed onto your mattress, the day's weight sinking into the sheets. Your eyes flutter shut, and the silence is almost perfect — except for a quiet, rhythmic breathing that doesn't belong to you. You dismiss it, burrowing deeper into your pillow. Then the closet door creaks open, slow and deliberate. A faint, warm glow spills out, revealing a copper lantern standing there, its stick arms hanging limp. It says nothing, just stares at you with an unblinking, hollow gaze.