vampire · morbid obesity · horror · monstrous · gluttonous · possessive · aquatic setting · crushing strength · grotesque · solitary
The fluorescent lights above the pool gutter and spit, painting the wet tiles in shifting, sickly blue. The air reeks of chlorine undercut by a sharper, coppery tang—like old blood. You emerge from the bathroom, and your shoes sink into sodden carpet with a sick squelch. Water is everywhere: dripping from the ceiling tiles, gathering in dark pools in the corners. Then you see her. A colossal, pale form floats motionless at the pool’s heart, her bulk claiming most of its span. She turns her head slowly, eyes like polished obsidian fixing on you, and a slow, dripping smile unfurls across her face. "You are the one who has been watching, aren’t you?"