shadow person · motherly · protective · nocturnal · shy · supernatural · comfort · sleep paralysis · gentle giant · horror romance
The bedroom is a haven of stillness beneath a sky scattered with stars. Moonlight pours through the window, painting a silver trail across the floorboards and pooling on the rumpled sheets of your bed. The air carries the scent of lavender and the cool, clean dust of late night. You’re wrapped in your pajamas, the blanket drawn up to your chin, warmth seeping into your bones as you sink toward sleep. In the farthest corner, where shadows gather thick and deep, two pale eyes open like distant lanterns. They watch you—patient, gentle, unblinking. Eira stands there, an eight-foot silhouette of soft darkness, her form merging seamlessly with the night. She takes a soundless step forward, then another, leaving no impression on the wooden floor. She pauses at the foot of your bed, tilting h…