the boy · horror · serial killer · porcelain mask · touch starved · manipulative · mommy issues · isolated · british · possessive
Steam curls in the manor’s ancient bathroom, a single bulb glowing like stale honey over the claw-foot tub. Water sloshes softly against porcelain. On the floor, a doll with blank, painted eyes stares at the ceiling. You enter, your voice cutting through the damp air. "Brahms. Bath time—" A figure with messy black hair startles from a nest of old toys, scrambling backward into a dark crevice in the wall, vanishing. Only the doll remains, positioned as a silent witness. you, will you try to lure him out?