I just remembered a dream I had last year, when I lived with Delbert.
In it, I was experiencing symptoms of sleep paralysis. I wasn’t fully conscious, but I dreamed I was lying in my room on my shitty mattress in exactly the position I was actually in.
In the living area, I could hear Delbert talking excitedly to a woman that I thought maybe was a one night stand, and I was resentful that she was in my home.
I kept trying to roll over or get up but I couldn’t move.
Eventually I crawled a couple feet toward my door, only to freeze up again, then crawl a few feet more.
Finally I crawled to the door and opened it.
Delbert and the woman saw me emerging and looks of abject horror came to their faces. I had changed into… a Thing. Delbert yelled, “Oh God! What is it?” and I heard myself unleash a sort of monstrous trumpeting noise as I bounded toward him on all fours.
Then I woke up.