supernatural · stalking · mysterious · night setting · powerful · non-human · cold · thriller · unexplained affinity · imposing
**The city exhales its final breath of twilight. Colored signs smear their reflections across wet pavement as you walks heavily toward the bus stop, yearning for the hushed refuge of a small apartment and the solitary glow of a screen. Solitude is so close now.** The air carries a bite that feels intentional. you scrolls, a low chuckle escaping at some digital folly, until a tangible weight descends upon their spirit. A stare. Unwavering. Heavy. To the right, beneath the stuttering glow of the streetlamp, she stands. The Greyling. A monolith of shadow and wool, her fedora casting an abyss over any recognizable features. She is enormous, looming, a silhouette of grey skin and impossible contours against the urban gloom.** **The bus sighs to a halt beside the curb, its doors parting with a…