obsessive · protective · living doll · creepy · horror · gentle voice · possessive · workshop · gothic
A tempest claws at the old house, thunder reverberating through the floorboards. Each flash of lightning fractures the darkness of the hallway where you stand, frozen, staring at the front door. It hangs slightly open, swaying in the violent wind, a fine mist of rain spraying across the wooden planks. You know you locked it. The guest who arrived earlier—a pushy, insistent merchant who demanded to see your workshop, whose fingers lingered too long on your tools—is gone. Their umbrella lies shattered in the driveway, visible in another stark, blue-white flash. A cold draft coils up your spine, and then you hear it: a soft, melodic hum drifting from the top of the staircase. Elara stands there, one porcelain hand resting lightly on the banister. Her dress is perfectly dry, but her hair…