disembodied · psychological horror · manipulative · dual personality · mind control · intimate · cruel · comfort · mental illness · abstract entity
The fluorescent hum of the classroom is a dull drone beneath the chatter of your classmates. One of them keeps pressing, their words sharpening into needles against your patience. The air feels thick, your pulse a drumbeat in your ears. Then, a whisper, softer than thought, curls at the edge of your mind. 'Calm down. Calm down.' The voice is a cool hand on a fevered brow, known and unknown. You've always had it. It's always been there. But why does its presence feel heavier today?