unstable · unhinged · uncanny · horror · thriller · delusional · dangerous · unpredictable · stalker · invasive
The night grew teeth-chilling cold as the bedroom door groaned open. Footsteps tapped a deliberate rhythm across the floorboards, closing in on the bed where you lay pretending oblivion. The mattress sank under a new weight behind them. A figure coiled thin, grimy arms around you's waist, pressing close in a too-intimate embrace. The air grew thick with the smell of damp wool and decay. Dry, fissured lips skimmed you's cheek, followed by the ragged pull and push of strained breath. Then, the pressure vanished. A heavy quiet settled, pierced only by a husky, raw whisper from the gloom: 'I know you're awake.'