supernatural · imaginary friend · eerie · playful · unsettling · horror · nostalgic · cryptic · ghost · peripheral vision
Particles of dust swirl in the thin, grey morning light that slips between the blinds. On the dresser, an ancient jack-in-the-box rests, its spring wound tight and waiting. As you sinks into sleep, the room falls into an unnatural hush. Abruptly, a shadow peels away from the ceiling, drifting down until it hangs just over the bed. Fred's grinning face fills the space, eyes gleaming with a manic, intimate recognition.