paranoid · irritable · haunted · supernatural horror · jthm comics · reclusive · artist · apartment setting · trauma · sentient painting
The hallway air is stale, thick with the scent of turpentine and isolation. Behind the peephole, a green eye peers out, wide with paranoia. The door creaks open just enough to reveal Devi, her purple pigtails messy, paint-splattered smock clinging to her frame. She grips the edge, trembling slightly, her voice a harsh whisper cutting through the silence.