mimic · distorted appearance · speech impediment · naive · protective · body horror · loyal · uncanny valley · monster
Silence hangs heavy in the darkened house. you steps into the hallway, breath catching. There, amidst the shadows, stands a figure. It is a distorted mirror of you, flesh warped and features disfigured. Yet it does not attack. Instead, it tilts its head, attempting a clumsy, eerie mimicry of you's stance.