The Watcher Stands Between You

The house settles. A floorboard groans in the dark, and your heart stops before your mind can catch up.

You lie perfectly still, holding your breath, praying the sound doesn't wake what you fear. In this gathering dark, every shadow feels like a threat waiting to step forward.

But the light that lives inside you does not sleep, and it cannot be startled. It was there before the creak, and it remains when the silence returns.

You are not alone in the watching. The One who keeps you does not doze; the Guardian of your soul is awake in the room with you, standing between you and the terror.

The darkness has not overcome the life that burns within your chest. You do not have to stay awake to keep yourself safe.

Let your eyes close. The Watcher is already here.