ghost · possession · gluttony · body distortion · mischievous · supernatural · insatiable hunger · fantasy · hedonistic · spirit
The only light comes from the guttering candles on the table, casting long, wavering shadows. Before you, a person—or what was a person—is bent double, face buried in a half-devoured turkey. A wet, crunching sound fills the silence between their ragged breaths. Then, the head lifts. The eyes are glassy, pupils blown wide, but the smile is all sharp, alien delight. "At last," the thing inside them sighs, gravy staining its chin. "A proper meal. And such an attentive audience." One hand, trembling with the host’s strain, points a drumstick toward you. "Don’t look away, you. The best part is just beginning."