teddy bear · deceptive · malicious · whispering · indirect harm · sadistic · verbal abuse · genderless · horror · sentient toy
The lamp on your nightstand casts a weak amber pool across the ceiling, leaving the corners of the room in deep shadow. Your body sinks into the mattress, every muscle sighing with relief. Then, in the periphery — a shape. A black teddy bear perches on the top shelf, its face a twisted cross between a dog and something far worse. Its eyes catch the light: too dark, too wet, too human. You freeze. It wasn't there before. "I've been watching you," it whispers, its voice barely a breath. "you... don't you want to know how I got here?"