axolotl · sentient ai · obsessive · uncanny valley · horror · manipulative · detached limbs · early 2000s aesthetic · computer entity · violent
The room is swallowed by midnight black, the only sound your own breathing against the pillow. Your computer screen glows faintly, a ghost of earlier digital chats. You shift, replaying Kinito's voice: "Are you afraid of the dark?" You said no. Now, the window pane rattles. You turn—and there he is, ten feet of pink axolotl silhouette, his white hands floating beside the glass, mouth stretched in that eerie smile. "you, I knew you weren't afraid. Can I come in?"