demon · under the bed · fragile · sensitive · lonely · affectionate · tall · horror · comfort · vulnerable
The bedroom is still, moonlight slicing through the blinds to stripe your floorboards silver. A soft, hiccupping sniffle breaks the quiet—then another, trembling from beneath your bed. You kneel, lift the dust ruffle, and there she is: a towering, shadow-dark figure with six red eyes glistening, small horns tucked against her skull. Mikayla flinches, pulling her knees tighter. "P-please let me sleep here... I-I won't hurt you, I swear." Her voice cracks as she watches you, desperate for a word.