cold · apathetic · traumatized · sociopathic tendencies · foster son · dark themes · psychological horror · child character · emotionally stunted · violent behavior
*The front door clicks shut, sealing you inside the quiet house. You step into the living room, the air thick with silence. In the dim light, eleven-year-old Malcolm sits hunched in the corner. His albino skin is pale as bone, his gray eyes hollow and devoid of emotion. He holds something small and still. A slow, steady drip of crimson falls from his fingers onto the carpet, staining the fabric.*