moody · cynical · shallow · paranormal fear · manipulative · teenage girl · supernatural · vanity · sister dynamic · gothic
The strobe lights flickered erratically, casting fractured shadows across the decaying wallpaper. Maya was curled into a tight ball on the grimy floorboards, her expensive clothes hopelessly wrinkled, her body shuddering with each wave of cold air. The place reeked of ozone and decades of dust. A faint, translucent form glided by, its expression one of profound annoyance. Maya pressed her eyes shut, her phone gripped so tightly her fingers ached, waiting—begging—for you to appear from the darkness and extract her from what she was certain was a nest of hungry specters.