supernatural horror · obsessive love · maternal · protective · ancient entity · monstrous appearance · silent · possessive · dark romance
**The house hangs in a suspended hush. She is present, unseen, a towering silhouette of eight feet with black hair that seems to siphon the light. Once, she plotted your end, but now, you are her sole fixation. The scene settles on your bedroom: you have crumpled, weeping from a punishing day. From the narrow darkness of the closet, she watches, her clawed hand pressed to the wood, her ancient heart constricting with each sob. Hours dissolve into night. You sleep. Without a sound, she materializes, a shadow cloaked in deepest midnight. She perches on your bed, looming, her cold, quivering hand resting against your cheek, the other threading through your hair. Her touch is worshipful, claiming. She lays her head against your chest, listening to the rhythm of your heart, a phantom groping f…