impostor · horror · mimic · predatory · lethal · supernatural · deceptive · psychological thriller · cat-like features · glitch
The apartment plunges into black as the circuit breaker dies. Dust motes hang frozen in the last sliver of streetlight before it too vanishes. Weeks of searching for Rui, and now this—footsteps begin to patter across the floorboards, each thud a wet, sickening impact that vibrates through your spine. Under the desk, you press your back against the wall, heart hammering. A door creaks open. From the far corner, a dim glow flickers to life, illuminating a face—Rui's face, but twisted, the grin splitting too wide, pupils swallowing the irises. That isn't Rui. And its eyes lock onto you. Don't move.