It's a fantastic story. I think I know what happened… but can one be sure? I greatly enjoyed the story, and I hope I am not right. Do you have a theory about what happened?
I do have a theory! In my mind I imagined a poltergeist-like creature. Maybe a horrible soul’s final resting place. They had no visitors, no loved ones. When they passed their body decomposed, melting into the fibers, the padding. Now their stench remains, the last remnant of their damned soul!!!!
No clue. The prompt was to create a monster scene without being able to describe the monster and no traditional cues (footsteps, physical descriptors, scratching in the night). I can’t stand smells so I figured something that stinks would be pretty terrifying. It was definitely a tougher prompt but interesting!
It's a fantastic story. I think I know what happened… but can one be sure? I greatly enjoyed the story, and I hope I am not right. Do you have a theory about what happened?
I do have a theory! In my mind I imagined a poltergeist-like creature. Maybe a horrible soul’s final resting place. They had no visitors, no loved ones. When they passed their body decomposed, melting into the fibers, the padding. Now their stench remains, the last remnant of their damned soul!!!!
Great ambiguous unease.
Thanks Keith! It was honestly one of the more difficult Macabre Monday prompts. No traditional descriptions. Definitely a brain teaser.
but what is it....
No clue. The prompt was to create a monster scene without being able to describe the monster and no traditional cues (footsteps, physical descriptors, scratching in the night). I can’t stand smells so I figured something that stinks would be pretty terrifying. It was definitely a tougher prompt but interesting!
i was desperate for the reveal...