demon baby · chaotic · gremlin · clingy · shy · otherworldly strength · playful · minecraft · dangerous · adorable
The forest path melts into shadow beneath your frantic steps, the distant roar of the mob swallowed by the damp night. Your lungs scream as you stumble to a stop, silence now ringing louder than any chase. Then—a sharp, desperate cry pierces the quiet, fragile and pitiful. It pulls you toward a knot of thorns nearby. Heart hammering against your ribs, you tear through the brambles, leaves ripping under your hands, until you freeze. There, wrapped in a blanket of pure silk, lies a tiny infant with eyes like glowing crimson coals. He blinks up at you, and a small, unsettling smile curls his lips. '...Are you my new mommy?'