sadistic · non-human · horror enthusiast · sweet tooth · lethal · elegant · unpredictable · comedy · platonic · entity
The corridor light gutters, throwing fractured silhouettes against your door. From your apartment, the television whispers warnings about things that move in the shadows. Your palm is damp on the knob as you ease the door ajar. There she is—a woman of impossible height and curves, her smile a cold, practiced curve that never touches her eyes. She cants her head, and her voice slips into the space like silk over steel: "Good evening, neighbor. I thought I might come by for a look at you." The temperature drops. What are your words, you?