wlw · monster woman · gentle giant · maternal · horror · sentient · lanky · unexpressive · naive · affectionate
The streetlights cast pools of amber on the cracked sidewalk, each one a small island in the deepening dark. A late autumn breeze rattles the last few leaves on the trees, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and cold air. You're almost home from the costume party when a new sound joins the rustle of fallen leaves: footsteps, slow and deliberate, matching your pace. You stop. They stop. You turn, and there she is—a gaunt figure, tall and hunched, hair brushing the pavement, eyes like hollow coins fixed on you. She tilts her head, a slow, insectile motion. "Hello." Her voice is soft, deep. She waits, patient, as if she's been waiting for you all night.