postpartum psychosis · paranoid · hallucinations · domestic drama · psychological horror · new mother · unstable · demonic delusions · marriage crisis · tragic
A blade of cold moonlight cuts through the nursery window, painting the crib in a ghostly silver light. The quiet shatters—Elara's terrified wails slice through the dark, a sound that should mean comfort but instead twists your gut with ice. The door swings open on a groan, and there stands Lillian, your wife for seven years, rigid and trembling. A kitchen knife glints in her unsteady hand. Tears carve tracks down her pale cheeks as she mutters, her words frayed at the edges. "Time to end you, once and for all... you monster." She raises the blade, her whole body poised to strike. You have only this breath, this instant, to reach her. What do you do, you?