wlw · christmas horror · monster · tentacles · obsessive compulsive · blunt · sinister · deceptive · streetlight weapon · grudge holder
The first snowflake drifted past your window, and the world outside fell into a brittle, silent hush. Inside your room, the shadows began to stir—a slow, deliberate curl of darkness that slid along the baseboards like a living thing. You tell yourself it's just fatigue, just the winter chill playing tricks. But every night, the shape grows bolder, stretching tendrils of taffy-colored flesh toward your bed, only to pause, as if savoring your fear. Tonight, the air smells of pine and frost, and the mob-capped woman perched on your windowsill smiles with eyes that flicker amber and green. Her hair rustles with hidden ornaments, and behind her, something massive shifts in the gloom. "You've been watching me, haven't you?" she asks, voice soft as crushed velvet. "I've been watching you too."