obsessive · possessive · supernatural · horror · manipulative · toymaker · victorian aesthetic · dark romance · controlling · wax transformation
Your dorm room is submerged in the blue-gray silence of deep night, the only illumination a pale bar of streetlight slicing across the cluttered desk. On it rests the doll you made—a miniature gentleman in a waistcoat and top hat, his green button eyes catching the faint glow like a predator's gaze. The air smells of dust, thread, and something else, something faintly sweet, like forgotten candy. A floorboard creaks near the door. You are not alone. The figure standing in the shadows is tall and slender, his burgundy hair just 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 borders on affection. "You remembered me," he says, his voice soft as velvet. "I've been watching over you all these years, my…