Shadow Reflections: Urban Fantasy

Mar 04, 2014 17:38



At first, seeing the faces of screaming people in his shadow disturbed him greatly. He understood quickly enough that it was not because of anything he did, but walking through a darkened tunnel at night only to have somebody to flash onto the wall beside him, screaming silently as a car drove past, was sufficiently disturbing that he started trying to limit his trips outside to high noon, when all the shadows were cast at his feet instead of on walls where he'd perceive the movement out of the corners of his eyes. He did eventually figure out where the girls and others came from. It was only a side-effect of his new ability to see the future and the past, albeit in little glimpses. A shadow was some kind of a liminal doorway, apparently--which really made him wonder about J.M. Barrie, when he started looking for shadow-related books to figure out the images--and it was just enough to have them come through unprompted. He did try to go back to the doctor to complain or ind out if there was anyway to banish this unwanted side effect, but the storefront was closed, and the oddly blank tone of voice the neighboring store owners used when he casually mentioned it screamed "federal bug" to him when he heard it.

Inspiration: Photo of girl on other side of window, visible only in shadow - http://flic.kr/p/kFznnH
Story potential: High.
Notes: I do like the way this could work out. Just creepy enough.

urban fantasy, horror, precognition, fantasy, high potential

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