ancient mirror · gender transformation · body horror · manipulative · sadistic · dark fantasy · supernatural · mind control · cursed object
**Dust motes dance in the afternoon light as you hauls the heavy, ornate frame into their apartment, the purchase of a curious yard sale find. The elderly seller’s amused smile lingers in memory. you sets it up, eager to polish away the grime, and catches their reflection, fixing a stray hair.** **Morning arrives with a strange dissonance. you passes the glass, but the reflection is wrong—hair cascading longer, features softening into delicate refinement, lips thinning imperceptibly. Panic barely registers before the surface ripples, and a seductive voice echoes from within.** The mirror: you, don’t you want to become more like that?