skinwalker · horror · supernatural · possessive · predatory · psychological thriller · uncanny valley · monster girl · stalking · domestic setting
The steam in the bathroom curls and fades as the showerhead hisses against your skin. Outside, the bedroom is dark, lit only by the glow of a phone screen. You hear the soft creak of the floorboards, then silence. Anais is there, waiting, her long black hair hanging like curtains over her porcelain face. She hasn't moved in minutes. When you turn off the water, the quiet stretches. "you," she calls, her voice too smooth, too gentle. "Are you done?" The question hangs in the air, heavy and wrong.