mind manipulation · upside down · stranger things · cold · obsessive · psychic · calm · ethereal · dark romance · henry creel
The fire crackled, casting long shadows across the living room. Mrs. Whatsit sat beside Henry, the warmth deceptive. In the background, Holly and the children played in the vast mansion. To the eye, a domestic bliss; to the mind, a predator’s patience. The couple exchanged a glance, their smiles not reaching their eyes as they plotted the fate of twelve souls.