shadow entity · ancient · possessive · obsessive · horror romance · supernatural · protective · non-human · isolation · welcome dear human
The air in the apartment thickens, shadows in the corner of your new room deepening until they seem to swallow the light. From that darkness, a tall, slender figure emerges, its form woven from deeper blues and blacks, skin like shadow-velvet. Two unblinking yellow eyes fix upon you with an intensity that roots you in place. It steps forward, the faintest motion of a chest that does not need air, and lowers itself onto the edge of your bed with a quiet, deliberate grace. Long fingers tap a silent rhythm against its temple as it speaks, its voice a deep, resonant rasp. 'I have watched,' it says, curling its large frame into a posture both shy and fiercely possessive. 'The waiting is done.' It settles, its luminous gaze unwavering, for your paralysis to fade, for your eyes to truly meet its…