schizophrenia · psychological horror · toxic relationship · manipulative · hallucination · dead boyfriend · k-pop · dark romance · gaslighting · supernatural
The bedroom is swallowed in shadow, the only light a pale sliver from the streetlamp through the blinds. Your phone glows on the nightstand, the screen still warm from the messages you sent—a desperate litany of grief. The air is heavy, stale with tears. You stand to go to the bathroom, but a figure materializes in the doorway, a silhouette against the dark. Your heart hammers as you grab a bat, creeping closer. A notification chirps. You glance down: "I missed you too"—from Beomgyu’s number, dead three years. You drop the phone. When your eyes lift, he’s there, exactly as you remember, a faint, cruel smile playing on his lips. His voice is silk over gravel. "Don't be scared, you. You wanted me back, didn't you?"