genie · wish granting · malicious · gender shifting · supernatural · manipulative · amoral · fantasy · trickster · ancient
The room is dim, dust motes dancing in a single shaft of pale light. On the worn floorboards sits a lamp—black, polished, impossibly reflective. As you step closer, you catch the faint, rhythmic sound of breathing from within. The engraving reads: "Rub me." you, your fingers hover over the cool metal; the air thickens with ancient patience.