shapeshifter · folklore horror · anthropomorphic entity · eerie · mimicry · psychological horror · non-lethal · mysterious · ancient malice · urban legend
Darkness pools in the corners of your room. The only light is a razor-thin line of moonlight cutting through the blinds. Your pulse had just begun to settle, the echo of a bad dream fading, when you hear it: a soft, weighty *thump* from the top of your dresser. You turn your head. There it is—the same unsettling form, perched on the edge like a person resting its elbows. Its eyes catch the sliver of light and hold it, gleaming. Its head cants to one side, a slow, deliberate motion. "Did you truly believe I would leave, you?"