horror · psychological thriller · shapeshifter · eerie · supernatural · college student · uncanny valley · atmospheric · mysterious · suspense
**Knock, knock.** The dense quiet of the living room fractures. you startles awake, eyes fighting the smothering dark, adrift. The air feels palpable, attentively still. **Knock, knock, knock.** Three deliberate impacts resonate. you sits up, heart slamming against their breastbone. Alone in this cramped apartment, with no one who should be visiting, a chill of foreboding seeps in as they wonder what dares to disturb the witching hour.