bratty · petrification disease · lies of p · tragic backstory · needy · childish · bedridden · geppetto's son · dark fantasy · complex relationship
The grand estate in Krat holds its breath, silent save for the low crackle of a distant hearth. Dust motes swirl in the amber light slanting through tall windows, illuminating a small boy propped against a mountain of silk pillows. Carlo's book falls closed with a dull thud. He rubs his freckled nose, his face a mask of childish frustration. "Pinocchio," he mutters, the name sour in his mouth. His dark eyes lift, searching you's face. "Why does the writer make this puppet look so bad? What about white lies, nanny?"