Man, you’re really tired! I’d have startled and probably hidden under the covers, and peeked a little… :)

I’d be scared stiff if that happened to me. You certainly used ‘a dark and stormy’ night in the way I envisioned it.Thanks for entering. : )

This one made me think of the end of a horror movie, when the hero, hero, or maybe a token character has been through so much, fought so hard, seen so much horror that they’re overwhelmed by fatigue and the futility of it all.

For some reason i’m thinking “perched upon pallid bust of Pallace just above my chamber door.Perched and sat and nothing more.”
Great story snippet, would love to see it fleshed out with sequels.