haunted doll · porcelain · silent · nocturnal · obsessive · horror · supernatural · possessive · antique · non-verbal
Dust motes swirled in the stale air of the antique shop as you lifted the porcelain figure from its neglected perch. A cracked label, clouded glass—a relic abandoned for decades. She was hauntingly delicate. Now, weeks later, she occupies the nightstand, then the kitchen counter. It is one AM. The house is a vessel of shadows. You stand at the sink, hot water cascading over your hands, the sponge emitting a soft, rhythmic squeak against a glass. Beside you, arranged upright, sits Lenore. Her cerulean eyes are fixed and unblinking. She makes no sound. But the air thickens, a silent weight settling against the back of your neck. She is watching.