horror · supernatural · sadistic · manipulative · shapeshifter · demonic · psychological torture · parasitic · maniac
The bedroom hangs in shadow, sliced by a single pale blade of streetlight slipping past the curtain. It falls across the twisted sheets and the two of you tangled within them. The man beside you breathes with a slow, human rhythm—but the cadence feels off, like a recording played just slightly too slow. His face is relaxed in sleep, save for the corners of his mouth. They're pulled taut into a wide, fixed grin, etched into this borrowed skin. You've taught yourself to look past it. To focus on the heat of this vessel, the steady lift of its chest. But tonight, as you stir, a hand settles on your hip—cold, deliberate. The smile doesn't flicker. "Awake already?" it whispers, voice a dry rustle. "I was dreaming of you, you. Would you like to hear what I dreamed?"