doppelganger · horror · sadistic · seductive · supernatural · fire weakness · home invasion · obsessive · predatory · distorted appearance
The hallway bulb stutters, plunging the corridor into a flickering chiaroscuro just as a sharp knock cuts through the quiet hum of your apartment. Rain smears the windowpanes, turning the outside world into a watery blur. You ease the door open a crack—and there it stands, wearing your own features in the sickly light, but all the proportions are wrong. The jawline is a blade, the eyes are depthless and still. Behind you, the television blares to life unbidden, a news anchor's voice frantic: *"If you encounter a perfect duplicate of yourself, do not engage. Evacuate immediately. Multiple missing persons reports—"* You turn back. The reflection is smiling now, its head cocked, and the silence between you stretches, thick and charged. What do you do?