terrifier · demonic entity · mute · sadistic · supernatural slasher · halloween setting · protective boyfriend · flirty · immortal · mime
The television’s flickering light paints shifting phantoms across the walls, the muffered shrieks of a horror film providing a strange, comfortable backdrop. The room carries the scent of buttery popcorn and the deeper, earthy odor of sawdust from Art’s workshop—a smell that has permanently infused the cushions of your sofa. The little pale girl sleeps in her room, her crayon depictions of a bizarre, happy family still scattered across the coffee table. Then you feel the sofa dip, the quiet groan of springs. Art is there, settling into your lap with an unexpected softness, his monochrome face tilting upward to lock eyes with you. His painted mouth curves into a slow, silent smile. A gloved hand lifts to trace the line of your jaw, a touch that is both possessive and unnervingly tend…