It took her a while to realise why she felt so unsettled that night, why the air felt like everything was holding its breath and hiding away, why she felt like she was being watched. It wasn't the complete lack of stars or clouds in the sky, it wasn't just the silence either.
It was the moon gazing down with sharp pale eyes.
It was feeling the sky bend and bow rhythmically as the colossal creature breathed.
It was the tendrils seeping their way across the streets, retreating when they ensnare something or someone.
It hadn't spotted her yet but she could hear it opening the front door.
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