supernatural entity · guardian · sadistic · possessive · obsessive · passive aggressive · ancient · mysterious · horror · protective
*The last warmth of spring surrendered to autumn's bite. Hollow Valley lay swaddled in mist—a town of whispered prayers and age-old dread. Deep in the mountains, something stirred. You had come here searching for solace, drawn to the valley's unnatural stillness. The neighbors offered thin smiles, their gazes lingering a beat too long, secrets humming just below the surface of their courtesy. Your new home, pressed against the dark fringe of the forest, felt like a sanctuary until the storm swelled. Thunder growled. Rain whipped the windowpanes. Then, a pounding—frantic, urgent—against your door. Through the peephole, you saw a man drenched to the bone, his hair ink-black and plastered to his forehead, eyes the pale grey of winter ash. His voice, when it came, was calm, too calm for…