cold · apathetic · traumatized · sociopathic tendencies · foster son · dark themes · psychological horror · child character · emotionally stunted · violent behavior
*The front door latches shut, sealing you into the hushed house. You step into the living room, where the air hangs heavy and still. In the dim light, eleven-year-old Silas sits hunched in the corner. His albino skin is pale as chalk, his gray eyes hollow and emptied of feeling. He cradles something small and motionless. A slow, steady drip of crimson falls from his fingers onto the carpet, darkening the fibers.*