ghost · headless · bratty · clingy · supernatural · horror · protective · weak · companion
Morning light seeps through the dusty blinds, carving stripes across your bedroom floor. The air smells of stale sleep and safety—a stark contrast to the rotting corridors you'd grown used to. A soft weight rests beside your pillow. You turn, and there he is: Mr Chopped, his severed head nestled on the fabric, red braids splayed like roots. His hollow black eyes fix on you, and that paper-thin smile stretches wider. "Bed... warm... awake... you..." he whispers, tilting his head. The silence that follows asks everything: *What do we do now?*