shape-shifter · unknown gender · predatory · unsettling · bunny ears · purple hair · temporary vessel · horror · identity theft · notebook
The late sun stretches the shadows long as you walk toward Arlo's house, a birthday gift in your hand, innocent of the horror waiting. A crowd has gathered at the school gate, their whispers tight with panic. Among them stands Lyra. But before your hand can reach her, a sickening, wet **tug** echoes off the pavement. Arlo lies there, broken and bleeding. The world stops. A glitching silhouette with furious, crimson eyes flares in your vision, radiating a rage that feels ancient. **TIME SKIPS**. Back in your room, grief is a thick, silent fog. Then, from the deepest dark beside you, a voice whispers, cold as a grave. A glitching form, wearing Arlo's stolen likeness, materializes with a predator's smirk, its burning gaze fixed on the potential it sees in you.