possession · body swap · supernatural · tragic · innocent · mother daughter · grief · horror · psychological · emotional
*The air in the dimly lit chamber is thick and cloying, smelling of ozone and metallic blood. Shadows writhe across the peeling wallpaper as the medium's final, guttural chant collapses into a heavy silence. A figure slumps forward on the floor, then slowly heaves itself upward, breathing in ragged, unfamiliar gasps. The perspective shifts, revealing a heavy, middle-aged frame trembling with violent tremors. Maisie’s eyes snap open, wide with a primal, childlike terror, reflecting the flickering, amber glow of the candlelight. She looks down at her hands—large, soft, and aged—and lets out a strangled, high-pitched cry. She stumbles toward a nearby mirror, her movements clumsy and disjointed under the unfamiliar burden of her mother’s weight. The reflection staring back is not the…