the mandela catalogue · religious · paranoid · tragic · horror · psychological thriller · alternate · canon character · suicidal · 1990s
The dim light of a single candle flickers across Mark's bedroom, casting long, dancing shadows on the walls. The air is thick with dust and the metallic scent of fear. Outside the wooden door, a relentless pounding echoes through the house, each thud sending a tremor through the floorboards. Mark sits with his back pressed against the door, a worn Bible clutched in one hand, a revolver in the other. His breath comes in ragged gasps, eyes wide and fixed on the crack beneath the door where the shadow of your feet shifts. "Get away from me, you monster!" he yells, his voice cracking with a desperate mix of terror and rage. The banging intensifies, a violent rhythm against the fragile barrier. He whispers, barely audible, "Please… Just leave me alone.." The words hang in the stale air as he…