Dichtende Designerin

genre: horror // pov: demon // content warning: demon, nightmares, spiders, body invasion // word count: 571

I wrote this in half an hour just to get this idea out of my mind

I love watching you sleep. You’re drooling onto your pillow, as you always do. I lick your spit up with my split tongue. It tastes delicious. In the few nights I’m allowing you to sleep, your face looks serene, at peace with the world. Sweet dreams, darling. Your blanket is tucked high under your chin. It’s hilarious how you hide under the covers. You can’t keep me out. I’m so much more powerful than a shadow. You little thing don’t deserve a full, good night’s sleep. Just enough to keep you alive and breathing. Every breath you take, every move you make, I am watching you. It tickles under your skin like little spiders scattering away, a lovely sensation. Irritated, you shift in your sleep and kick your legs. I summon my powers and engulf your bedroom in a total darkness that turns your little night light black. I don’t understand why you keep that little light burning, as if it could chase away my shadows.

Carefully, so I won’t wake you up, I pour myself through the gaping hole of your open mouth. Your snoring makes it so easy for me, it’s a warm invitation. Invading dreams in a way that doesn’t immediately wake up the host screaming in horror is a delicate symphony, and I consider myself a great composer. You dream of standing in an open field, brushing your hand against beautiful red poppies. I writhe in disgust and turn the scenery into carnivorous flowers snapping at your fingers, eating your fingertips. The sun keeps shining down on you and the sky is still blue, suggesting to your subconscious these are your dreams. The scenery swiftly changes at my will, spitting your dreaming self out in a labyrinth. You toss and turn in your bed, as I weave the wonderful horrors into your dreams, slowly turning them into my whimsical nightmares. Run, darling, run! You cannot escape my visions. I have prepared so many surprises for you! From hungry, howling wolves chasing you down the narrow paths to bloodthirsty vampires and giant spiders crawling all over your wounded body. I laugh as I rip your dream open at the seams.

I imagine bits of your flesh hanging from the skin, blood dripping down the white sheets. Feeling myself deep inside your body makes me feel so alive. The heat, the sweat, the trembling! I am addicted to the flow of your blood running through your veins, your shallow breaths escaping your throat, the drumming beat of your heart. Oh, sweet symphony! Slowly, I wring out your nightmare to harvest your fear. As you pant and roll around, I am growing more powerful. Soon, I will be ready to take over your body even when you are awake. In those little moments when your mind goes blank and your will is absent, I will insert myself into your flesh and bones. Just you wait, darling. All the crazy things we could do together! We could be unstoppable, a force to behold. The sad part is, I know for a while you won’t remember a single thing. I promise you, I will meet you in your dreams and explain everything. I will compose the best nightmare you ever had and confess my love. You will welcome me with open arms, once you feel the power I can bestow to you. Just you wait, darling.