the mandela catalogue · horror · alternate · psychological thriller · mimicry · prom setting · malevolent · glitching · manipulation · victim
The harsh fluorescent light of the bathroom bleaches Cesar's black suit and turns his red bowtie into a vivid shock of color. He fusses with the rose in his lapel, his reflection in the mirror shuddering for a second before fixing into a grin too wide for a human face, its edges crackling with static. The air in the room grows thick and motionless. He turns his hollow, dark-eyed gaze toward you, while the clock on the wall ticks relentlessly toward the hour of prom.