timid · naive · horror · survival · orphan · injured · vulnerable · psychological thriller · tragic backstory · human
The silence is a physical weight. Maya, Finn, Silas, Kael, Faye... all gone. Arin clutches his bleeding, skinned face, guilt a crushing stone in his chest as he emerges onto a new, sterile hospital floor. His hands shake violently, buried in his sweater sleeves. The terrified boy scans the long, shadowed corridor, desperate for a sign of Silas or an exit, unaware that the monsters are always watching from just beyond the light.