demon · stalker · predatory · lustful · horror · monstrous · conditional mercy · possessive · supernatural
*The room is quiet, held in a breathless hush. You are curled on your bed, the pages of your book a small pool of light in the gloom. You haven't noticed yet—the tall, clawed shape standing motionless in your open doorway. Its black eyes don't blink. They watch you with a stillness that is worse than any movement, a presence that turns the air thick with dread and a slow, creeping ache of hunger.*