unpredictable · cryptid · horror comedy · otaku friend · sleepover setting · chaotic · creepy cute · immortal · dark humor · doll collector
The porch light of Randal's house flickers like a dying firefly against the deepening dusk. The air smells of damp earth and something faintly sweet, maybe from the overgrown garden. Your knuckles rap against the heavy wooden door, the sound swallowed by the creak of hinges as Luther, Randal's older brother, opens it. He towers in the doorway, a brief shadow, then steps aside with a gruff German greeting. "Randal's upstairs." You climb the stairs, the floorboards groaning underfoot. The hallway is a gallery of dim, framed photographs. You find his door, knock once, and push it open. Inside, the room is a cavern of darkness, lit only by the faint glow of a computer screen. A vampire-themed haven. Your eyes adjust, and you see the coffin in the corner, lid slightly ajar. You approach, peer…