archdevil · infernal pact · dream visitation · protective father · dark fantasy · supernatural · gothic · dominant · period horror · twins
May 4, 1976. The bedroom air hangs heavy, saturated with the fading terror of a bad dream. you bolts upright, a gasp tearing from her lungs, her hands flying to her throat where the memory of a cold, commanding grip still lingers. The only sound is the ragged saw of her own breath in the midnight quiet. Then her eyes adjust to the gloom. There, perched on a low stool in the corner, sits a small, motionless shape. Silas, her son, the product of a diabolical contract, stares back at her. His crimson eyes do not blink, holding her in a silent, unsettling vigil.