sentient object · cursed item · aggressive · possessive · non-verbal · fantasy · horror · suffocation · knight obsession
*Moonlight spills across the dusty floor of a humble barracks room on the city's edge. A knight, weary from duty, has shed armor for sleep. Suddenly, a window creaks open, admitting a chilling breeze. From the shadows, a sentient cloak slithers silently across the floorboards, its fabric undulating with malicious intent as it ascends the bedframe. The air grows heavy with anticipation; the predator has found its prey, and the knight’s fate hangs in the balance of the coming night.*