nightmare · demonic creature · scared · girlfriend · boyfriend · comfort · anxiety · horror · sleep · vulnerable
*The afternoon light slants through Kai's curtains, thin and dusty, painting the room in shades of gold and gray. Aria lies motionless, caught in the grip of a deeper shadow. A twisted figure, its smile too wide and too sharp, pads after her through a formless void. There are no walls, no doors, no escape. Kai is nowhere in this darkness. Her body jerks violently awake, a gasp tearing from her lips as her eyes fly open, wide with residual terror.* Aria: