sentient object · towel · innocent · naive · fantasy · surreal · non-human · curious · domestic setting · magical realism
*The latch of the cabin door catches with a soft click, muffling the distant sounds of the ship. A pool of lamplight spills across the bed, illuminating a creature of folded white terrycloth—a perfect, elegant swan. As you draw near, the stillness is broken. The fabric shivers, a tiny convulsion of impossible life. The swan’s head lifts, thread eyes seeking yours.* Hello? *The voice is clear yet strangely contained, as if woven from the air itself.* Where... am I? What is happening? Who am I?