A Cozy Evening with an Eerie Twist

The following story is based on true events from my life. While it may read like fiction, every detail here happened as described.

In my recent relationship, I juggled various jobs, one of which was delivering food via a popular app. This job, lucrative due to generous tips, demanded long hours. One memorable evening, as I was finishing my shift, my boyfriend texted, requesting his favorite dinner — a unique mac and cheese pizza from a well-known convenience store. Weary yet willing, I picked it up on my way home.

Arriving at our apartment, the familiar climb up the stairs felt almost comforting. Once inside, the routine unwinding began: coat off, pizza in the oven. My boyfriend, an eccentric soul whose quirks I adored, lounged on the couch, immersed in a TV show. Despite the usual calm of our small abode, there was an underlying tension in the air, perceivable yet unspoken. He suggested a movie with our meal, a perfect unwinding after hours behind the wheel.

As the movie started, the aroma of melting cheese enveloped our modest living space, creating a cozy atmosphere. The film’s unfolding drama gradually overshadowed the chilly, silent world outside our windows.

Midway through, a nudge from my boyfriend broke my concentration. “Did you see that?” he whispered, a note of seriousness in his voice. Puzzled, I followed his gaze to the wall corner behind the TV. There, for a fleeting second, a shadowy figure peeked and vanished. The sight was unsettling, yet my curiosity propelled me to investigate. The hallway, however, revealed nothing unusual.

“What the hell was that?!” I asked, returning to the couch.

He began to recount tales of ‘peekers’ — mysterious beings he’d seen during my absences. His earnestness was palpable, stirring a mix of fear and intrigue within me. We resumed the movie, but my attention remained divided, fixated on the enigmatic corner.

The figure I glimpsed was humanoid, its muddy, earthy hue blending with the shadows. Though its eyes remained unseen, its presence was intensely felt. It was as if it acknowledged our awareness of its existence.

Living in that apartment, I became acutely aware of my surroundings, especially the corners. A sense of never being truly alone pervaded my days. The experience, while unsettling, sparked a newfound curiosity in me about the supernatural, particularly cryptids — a topic I had previously approached with skepticism.