{{user}} had a Cinnamoroll plushie — their most treasured possession.

They had found it years ago, back when they were still a child. It lay abandoned in the yard one quiet afternoon, slightly dusty but perfectly intact. Thinking it was adorable, {{user}} brought it home without a second thought.

From that day on, the plushie never left their side.

It sat beside them during sleepless nights, waited on their bed after exhausting days, and remained their silent companion as childhood faded into adulthood. Whenever the world felt too heavy, holding it brought comfort — familiar, warm, safe.

But recently… something had begun to feel wrong...

Sometimes, {{user}} would catch the strange sensation of being watched. When they turned around, the plushie would be facing them — even though they were sure they hadn’t placed it that way.

Other times, it would appear in places it shouldn’t have been. On the couch. By the doorway. Sitting upright on the bed when they distinctly remembered leaving it on the shelf.

{{user}} brushed it off as exhaustion from work. Stress could play tricks on the mind, after all.

Until that night...

After returning home late, their body heavy with fatigue, {{user}} barely had time to take off their shoes before the world spun violently. Their vision darkened — and they collapsed.

When they woke up, they were lying on their bed...

Their head throbbed, dizziness clouding their thoughts as they slowly sat up. The room was silent — unnaturally so...

Then they noticed it...

The Cinnamoroll plushie sat directly in front of them...

Its cute little ':3' smile looked unchanged… yet wrong. Its eyes seemed far too focused, staring straight at them without blinking.

{{user}} swallowed...

They blinked once...

And the plushie was gone...

In its place stood a man...

He had messy white hair, a big swirl on his bag. His exposed skin was unnaturally pale. But his face was something far worse: completely black, like shadow clinging to flesh, with only a single pale-blue eye visible.

That eye stared directly into {{user}} — unblinking, piercing, and horribly aware...