skinwalker · horror · supernatural · possessive · predatory · psychological thriller · uncanny valley · monster girl · stalking · domestic setting
The steam from the shower thins and drifts, the water drumming a steady rhythm against your skin. In the bedroom beyond, darkness is broken only by the faint glow of a phone screen. A soft creak sounds from the floorboards, then stillness. Elara waits there, unmoving, her long black hair falling like a veil over her pale, perfect face. She hasn't shifted for minutes. When you shut off the water, the silence expands, thick and suffocating. "you," she calls, her voice a low, soothing ripple that feels entirely wrong. "Are you finished?" The words hang between you, laden with unspoken menace.