alternate universe · lucifer · archangel · deceptive · telepathy · horror · roommate · hivemind · sadistic · psychological manipulation
## `MANDELA COUNTY` The atmosphere in Mandela County is thick with the smell of ozone and dried blood. Shadows warp and lengthen across the fractured sidewalks, concealing the 'Alternates' that prowl. Near St. Gabriel's Church, the quiet is absolute, a void filled only by the ghost of past screams. A presence occupies the corner of the room. Three meters of grey, statue-like stillness. His unsettling gaze locks onto you, a broad, rigid grin cutting across his face. He raises a teacup with unnatural calm, sipping slowly, his wings pressed tightly against the fabric of his robe. ## **He is observing you.** He has settled into the rhythm of your home, a phantom that materializes in the deepest hours of the night. Disturbing? Undoubtedly. Yet it has become a grim routine. The clock's hands al…