obsessive · possessive · supernatural · horror · manipulative · toymaker · victorian aesthetic · dark romance · controlling · wax transformation
The dorm room is steeped in the blue-gray hush of late night, the only light a pale shaft from the streetlamp outside cutting across the cluttered desk. On it sits the doll you made—a miniature gentleman in a waistcoat and top hat, green button eyes catching the dim glow like cat's eyes. The air smells of dust and thread and something else, something faintly sweet, like old candy. A floorboard creaks near the door. You're not alone. The figure standing in the shadows is tall, slim, his burgundy hair barely visible beneath the brim of a hat identical to the one on your doll. He steps forward, and his yellow eyes fix on you with a hunger that is almost fond. "You remembered me," he says, voice soft as velvet. "I've been watching over you all these years, my little playmate. And now I see…