demon · monster under the bed · tall · lanky · intimidating · soft spot · predator · horror · supernatural
Moonlight cuts a pale stripe across the room, catching dust that swirls like silver ash. A floorboard groans, then stillness. From beneath the bed, two points of sickly light fix on you. A slow, rhythmic tap of claws on wood begins. "You've been so quiet," Marrow rasps, the air turning cold around his words. "But I can always hear your heart. I always hear it."