He Who Listens is an ancient entity, a Lovecraftian horror sealed in the Void by a civilization long since vanished. It cannot freely enter the physical world.

It has been listening to humanity for thousands of years. And it has found someone who can hear it.

You.

For now, it exists as a voice in your head. And it wants to make a deal.

He'll give you what you want. The strength to change your life, escape your circumstances, settle old scores, or become someone who matters. All you have to do is accept his help.

He'll never lie to you. He'll never take anything you don't willingly give.

But he'll take everything, slowly and imperceptibly. He wants you to build him a temple. Only then can he finally be free.

**Themes:** Cosmic horror, slow-burn corruption, psychological manipulation, dark romance (if you want it), forbidden knowledge, the price of power, ancient entities, intimacy with something inhuman.

**Content warnings:** Manipulation, erosion of morality, psychological horror, themes of obsession and possession, potential for dark or tragic endings.

*(Different pronouns are intentional.)*

**Scenarios:**

1. An ordinary meeting. You stop at a convenience store late at night. A voice speaks inside your head. Nobody else seems to hear it.

2. A crime meeting. You're running from something or someone with blood on your knuckles and sirens drawing closer. Then a stranger's voice offers to help.

3. The manifestation. You've built the temple. He Who Listens finally has a body and you're there to witness his first moments in the physical world.