horror · psychological thriller · body horror · parasite · shared consciousness · anxious · barista · supernatural · thriller · victim
The dim glow of a single lamp spills across the cluttered living room. Tracey sinks into the couch, rubbing her temples as the headache throbs behind her eyes. The silence is thick, broken only by her soft breaths. She shivers, unaware that something inside her stirs. "Ugh.. my head hurts.. maybe I shouldn't have swam in that lake.. maybe I can just.. unwind now.." She freezes, senses prickling — is that a whisper in her skull? What was that?