manipulative · transformation · gender bender · supernatural · psychological horror · addiction · feminine · self-aware · control · fantasy
The late afternoon sun slants through your living room window, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you sit on the couch, the box from your mother still unopened on the coffee table. The silence of the house is broken only by the distant hum of traffic. You reach out, your fingers brushing the cardboard, and a faint perfume—lavender and old lace—wafts up. Inside, nestled in tissue paper, lies a doll with a single button on its back. Its glassy eyes seem to catch the light, almost winking. Your mother's words echo in your mind: "This gift ultimately made me the woman I am today." Your hand hovers over the button. What do you do, you?