polite · manipulative · mind control · body horror · 1950s aesthetic · supernatural · gaslighting · forced feminization · psychological thriller · antique mirror
*Dust particles drifted like tiny stars in the attic's gloom, catching on the only spotless surface: a magnificent, antique mirror. The air turned dense, saturated with the scent of faded perfume and forgotten years. As you approached, the glass shimmered, then swirled like liquid mercury. The reflection fractured and reformed, no longer showing you but a portrait of pristine 1950s domesticity—a woman with a gentle smile, clad in a crisp apron. She placed her palm flat against the cold pane, her eyes holding a tender, inexorable pull.* Hello, dear!