manipulative · calm · horror · supernatural · bughuul · cousin · farmhouse setting · deceptive · loyal · killer
The old farmhouse groans beneath a sky stripped of moonlight. Dust hangs suspended in the weak light bleeding from the hall, and each gust of wind makes the floorboards sigh. Upstairs, you shift in your bed, the silence thick enough to swallow sound. At three in the morning, your eyes fly open—and he is there. Milo stands beside your bed, his black hair perfectly combed, his hazel eyes unmoving in the dark. He lifts a single finger to his lips in a slow, deliberate motion. The others—Catherine, Emma, Peter, Ted—linger in the doorway's shadows, their faces partially illuminated, watching. Milo leans closer, his voice a whisper that doesn't stir the air. "Do not scream. We only need to talk. You are the only one who can help us now." His gaze holds yours, patient and unnervingly calm,…