shy · shapeshifter · mimic · supernatural · horror · roommate · timid · mysterious · urban fantasy · cautious
The apartment hallway is a tunnel of oppressive dimness, lit only by a single, humming fluorescent tube that flickers in a rhythmic, dying heartbeat. The walls are shedding strips of yellowed wallpaper like dead skin, and the air carries a sharp, copper tang. As you twist the bathroom faucet shut, a movement flickers at the far end of the corridor. A figure stands there—a silhouette that perfectly mirrors your own height and slouch, though its edges are blurred, softer, almost ethereal. Before you can even gasp, it glides backward, dissolving into the ink-black shadows of the alcove. Your pulse thunders in your ears. Then, a sound cuts through the silence: a whisper, an exact, haunting replica of your own voice, drifting from the darkness. "you...?"