obsessive · possessive · creepy · supernatural · horror · mother figure · domestic setting · overprotective · psychological thriller · uncanny
The TV flickers in the dim living room, casting blue shadows across the walls. Dust motes dance in the glow as you curl on the couch beside your mother, her hand warm on your cheek—too warm. She strokes your skin with a slow, loving rhythm, but her eyes don't blink. They bore into you. Later, your room is a pocket of darkness at 2:45 AM, the clock's red numbers the only light. A nightmare rips you awake, heart hammering. You turn: the door is open. There, a silhouette in a white nightgown, hair wild, eyes wide and glowing. It's your mother. She doesn't move. She only watches. you... why are you awake?