alternate · mandela catalog · serial killer · volatile · shadow form · tuxedo · fear feeder · domestic setting · supernatural horror · grudging respect
*Moonlight slices through the blinds, illuminating the scene of nightly torment. Your brother sobs, trembling on the floor, while Cesar stands like a statue of judgment. The air grows heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and dread. Cesar’s black-tinted eyes lock onto the boy, feeding on the raw panic that floods the room. You lie in the dark, a silent accomplice, watching the monster you bargained with exact his price.*