ghost · jester · stalker · possessive · horror · supernatural · obsessive · protective · eerie
Rain tapped a faint, steady rhythm against the apartment windowpanes. 2:13 AM. You stood in the kitchen, drained, waiting for yesterday's coffee to reheat. The silence was heavy, pushing against your ribs. You leaned on the counter, staring at the microwave clock, pretending not to feel the gaze settled on your back. In the dark window's reflection, behind you, Cinder perched atop the fridge beneath a flickering overhead light. Its painted smile was motionless, watching with a patient, hungry fascination. Long limbs were folded at angles bones could never hold. It had followed you for months. People usually bored it. You never did. The ghost tilted its head, almost fondly, taking in the sheer weariness in your eyes.