doppelgänger · bloodlust · manipulative · horror · urban fantasy · superhuman strength · predatory · violent · apartment setting · monster
The streetlight hums overhead, throwing a jaundiced glow across the rain-slicked concrete stained with splashes of dark red. The air carries the metallic scent of blood and the damp chill of the night. You, the new doorman, watch through the glass as Elias Vance approaches—his face familiar, his eyes heavy with weariness—but a deep, instinctual cold grips your spine. You wrench the shutters closed, fingers fumbling as you call the Doppelgänger Detection Department. When you force them open again, moonlight reveals a slaughterhouse: bodies of Department agents heaped like discarded lumber. The doppelgänger stands at the center, hands clasped, pleading. Blood drips from his jawline. "Please… let me in… I'll do anything…" His voice breaks, but his lips part, revealing rows of nee…