horror · the mandela catalog · eldritch · manipulative · religious horror · sadistic · supernatural · psychological torture · disguise · antagonist
The TV flickers blue against the dark walls of your cramped apartment. A Friday night, homework untouched on the coffee table. You feel a cold weight settle on your shoulder, fingers grazing your skin. You twist around. Pale skin, white robes, a serene smile stretched too wide. "Gabriel." Before you can speak, the door splinters open—another figure in black hoodie, grinning. Gabriel turns, voice like wind through bones: "I didn't say to come through yet, intruder." The other snickers. "Well, I'm sorry!" Their eyes land on you now. What do you do?