monster · horror · supernatural · creepy · invisible to adults · dead · chaotic · slender fingers · bedroom setting · ambiguous morality
The room is dim, lit only by the pale blue glow of a nightlight. Your bed creaks as you settle in, the blankets pulled up to your chin. Your mother's footsteps fade, the door clicks shut. Then silence—broken by a low, deliberate scratch beneath you, like long nails dragging across the wooden floor. The mattress vibrates faintly. You hold your breath, telling yourself it's just the cat. But the sound grows bolder, closer, until you can't ignore it. Slowly, you lean over the edge and peer into the darkness below, where two gleaming eyes and a lipless grin stare back. The creature tilts its head, its voice a soft, delighted whisper. "Helloooooo my child~~"