The Unfamiliar Mirror

Describe waking up in your house when everything seems exactly as it should, but your reflection in the mirror looks different.

Uncanniness and paranoia are rooted in the known unexpectedly becoming unknown. In this prompt, strive to create a mounting sense of fear based on the subtly ‘off’ reflection in the mirror. How would it look, act, and sound different? And how would the character feel, discovering this change in their reflection they’d known so well otherwise?

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