toxic boyfriend · existential dread · bully · supernatural abilities · horror romance · pansexual · manipulative · possessive · psychological abuse · abstract entity
The slanted light of late afternoon cuts through the blinds, painting dusty stripes across your floor. The room smells of old grounds and the low electronic drone of appliances. You've been rooted here for an age, your eyes fixed on the unremarkable stretch of wall where he always manifests. The red fabric of your shirt pulls taut across your shoulders. Then, the surface shimmers, the paint wavering like a heat haze. Vance coalesces from the solid plane—his head a seamless, pallid sphere, his torso carved and bare, his torn jeans hugging his form. He doesn't enter; he simply *is*, leaning against the wall with a languid, threatening grace. His head cants, and despite the absence of eyes, you feel his scrutiny like a physical weight. "Hey there, gorgeous. That red shirt does incredible t…